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Country
name:
conventional
long form: Kingdom of Norway
conventional
short form: Norway
local
long form: Kongeriket Norge
local
short form: Norge
Government type: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Oslo
Administrative divisions: 19 provinces (fylker, singular—fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Nord-Trondelag, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sor-Trondelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold
Dependent areas: Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard
Independence: 26 October 1905 (from Sweden)
National holiday: Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)
Constitution: 17 May 1814, modified in 1884
Legal system: mixture of customary law, civil law system, and common law traditions; Supreme Court renders advisory opinions to legislature when asked; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive
branch:
chief
of state: King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991); Heir Apparent Crown Prince
HAAKON MAGNUS, son of the monarch (born 20 July 1973)
head
of government: Prime Minister Kjell Magne BONDEVIK (since 15 October 1997)
cabinet:
State Council appointed by the monarch with the approval of the Parliament
elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; following parliamentary elections, the
leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually
appointed prime minister by the monarch with the approval of the Parliament
Legislative
branch: modified unicameral Parliament or Storting which, for certain
purposes, divides itself into two chambers (165 seats; members are elected
by popular vote by proportional representation to serve four-year terms)
elections:
last held 15 September 1997 (next to be held NA September 2001)
election
results: percent of vote by party—Labor 35%, Center Party 7.9%, Conservatives
14.3%, Christian People's 13.7%, Socialist Left 6%, Progress 15.3%, Liberal
Party 4.4%, other parties 1.6%; seats by party—Labor 65, Center Party 11,
Conservatives 23, Christian People's 25, Socialist Left 9, Progress 25,
Liberal Party 6, other parties 1
note:
for certain purposes, the Parliament divides itself into two chambers and
elects one-fourth of its membership to an upper house or Lagting
Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Hoyesterett, justices appointed by the monarch
Political parties and leaders: Labor Party [Thorbjorn JAGLAND]; Conservative Party [Jan PETERSEN]; Center Party [Anne ENGER LAHNSTEIN]; Christian People's Party [Valgerd HAUGLAND]; Socialist Left Party [Kristin HALVORSEN]; Norwegian Communist Party [Kare Andre NILSEN]; Progress Party [Carl I. HAGEN]; Liberal Party [Lars SPONHEIM]; Red Electoral Alliance [Aslak Sira MYHRE]
International organization participation: AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CCC, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EFTA, ESA, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MONUA, MTCR, NAM (guest), NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIBH, UNMOP, UNPREDEP, UPU, WEU (associate), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO, ZC
Flag description: red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
Disputes—international: territorial claim in Antarctica (Queen Maud Land); Svalbard is the focus of a maritime boundary dispute in the Barents Sea between Norway and Russia
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Última actualització: 8 de juny de 2000