Kingdom of Norway

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Kingdom of Norway
Kongeriket Norge
Norgga gonagasriika
Flag of Kingdom of Norway
Flag
Coat of arms of Kingdom of Norway
Coat of arms
Location of Kingdom of Norway
Capital
and largest city
Oslo
Official languagesNorwegian, Sami
Recognized national languagesKven, Romani, Norwegian Sign Language
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentParliamentary constitutional monarchy
Area
• Total
385,207 km²
Population
• 2021 estimate
5,425,270


Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a 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 south.

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

Norway dropped 588 bombs on Libya in 2011.[1] It is also part of NATO, an imperialist military alliance.

Working conditions

Child labor

In 2008, Norwegian company Telenor was exposed as working with a Bangladeshi supplier that used child labor and had a worker die after falling into a pool of acid.[2]

Minimum wage

Norway has no national minimum wage, although there are minimum wages for some specific industries.[3]

References

  1. "Scandinavia’s Covert Role in Western Imperialism" (2017-03-20). TeleSur. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. "Scandinavia’s Covert Role in Western Imperialism" (2017-03-20). TeleSur. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. David Nikel (2018-01-07). "Minimum Wage in Norway" Life in Norway. Retrieved 2022-04-24.