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{{Infobox country|name=Kingdom of Norway|native_name=Kongeriket Norge<br>Norgga gonagasriika|image_flag=Flag of Norway.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Norway.svg|capital=[[Oslo]]|largest_city=[[Oslo]]|image_map=Norway map.svg|map_width= | {{Infobox country|name=Kingdom of Norway|native_name=Kongeriket Norge<br>Norgga gonagasriika|image_flag=Flag of Norway.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Norway.svg|capital=[[Oslo]]|largest_city=[[Oslo]]|image_map=Norway map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Norwegian, Sami|area_km2=385,207|population_estimate=5,425,270|population_estimate_year=2021|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|recognized_national_languages=Kven, Romani, Norwegian Sign Language|government_type=Parliamentary constitutional monarchy}} | ||
'''Norway''', officially the '''Kingdom of Norway''', is a [[Social democracy|social democratic]] country | '''Norway''', officially the '''Kingdom of Norway''', is a [[Social democracy|social democratic]] country in [[Northern Europe]]. Of the five Nordic nations, Norway is the most aggressive imperialist power, engaging in both militaristic and economic imperialism throughout the [[Global North and South|global south]]. | ||
== Imperialism == | == Imperialism == | ||
Contrary to it's image in the West as a thriving and good-natured nation, the Kingdom of Norway has long been a covert but prominent imperial power. Norwegian state and private companies operate throughout the global south and practice illegal and aggressive economic policies to extract resources from developing nations. | |||
=== Military Interventions === | === Military Interventions === | ||
Norway dropped 588 bombs on [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Libya]] in 2011.<ref name=":02">{{News citation|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]|title=Scandinavia’s Covert Role in Western Imperialism|date=2017-03-20|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/analysis/Scandinavias-Covert-Role-in-Western-Imperialism-20170320-0022.html|retrieved=2022-04-23}}</ref> | Norway dropped 588 bombs on [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Libya]] in 2011.<ref name=":02">{{News citation|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]|title=Scandinavia’s Covert Role in Western Imperialism|date=2017-03-20|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/analysis/Scandinavias-Covert-Role-in-Western-Imperialism-20170320-0022.html|retrieved=2022-04-23}}</ref> It is also part of [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]], an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] military alliance. | ||
== Working conditions == | == Working conditions == | ||
=== Child labor === | === Child labor === | ||
In 2008, Norwegian company [[Telenor]] was exposed as working with a [[People's Republic of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] supplier that used [[child labor]] and had a worker die after falling into a pool of acid.<ref name=": | In 2008, Norwegian company [[Telenor]] was exposed as working with a [[People's Republic of Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] supplier that used [[child labor]] and had a worker die after falling into a pool of acid.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]|title=Scandinavia’s Covert Role in Western Imperialism|date=2017-03-20|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/analysis/Scandinavias-Covert-Role-in-Western-Imperialism-20170320-0022.html|retrieved=2022-04-23}}</ref> | ||
=== Minimum wage === | === Minimum wage === | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||
[[Category:Global north]] | |||
[[Category:Imperialist countries]] | |||
[[Category:European countries]] | [[Category:European countries]] | ||