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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Norway: The Norway – is a sovereign constitutional monarchy principally located in western Scandinavia of Northern Europe. Norway is bordered by Sweden, Finland, and Russia, while the United Kingdom and the Faroe Islands lie to its west across the North Sea. The country's extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean is home to its famous fjords. Norway also includes the Arctic island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard is based upon the Spitsbergen Treaty, but that treaty does not apply to Jan Mayen. Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean and Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land in Antarctica are external dependencies, but those three entities do not form part of the kingdom. Since World War II, Norway has experienced rapid economic growth, and is now amongst the wealthiest countries in the world.〔List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita〕〔List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita〕〔List of countries by current account balance〕 Norway is the world's third largest oil exporter after Russia and Saudi Arabia and the petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of GDP.〔(UPDATE 1-Statistics Norway raises '07 GDP outlook, cuts '08 )〕 It has also rich resources of gas fields, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals. Norway was the second largest exporter of seafood (in value, after China) in 2006.〔(FAO Globefish global trends 2006 )〕 Other main industries include food processing, shipbuilding, metals, chemicals, mining and pulp and paper products. Norway has a Scandinavian welfare system and the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation. Norway was ranked highest of all countries in human development from 2001 to 2006, and came second in 2007 (to fellow Nordic country Iceland).〔Human Development Index. Note that although Norway and Iceland's scores are the same to three decimal places, Iceland ranks higher when the decimal is expanded.〕 It also rated the most peaceful country in the world in a 2007 survey by Global Peace Index. It is a founding member of NATO. == General reference == * Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Norway * Official English country name: The Kingdom of Norway * Common endonym(s): Norge (bokmål), Noreg (nynorsk) or Norga (sami) * Official endonym(s): Kongeriket Norge (bokmål) or Kongeriket Noreg (nynorsk) * Adjectival(s): Norwegian * Demonym(s): Norwegian(s) * Etymology: Name of Norway * ISO country codes: NO, NOR, 578 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NO * Internet country code top-level domain: .no 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outline of Norway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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