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{{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=Kingdom of Norway|native_name=Kongeriket Norge<br>Norgga gonagasriika|capital=[[Oslo]]|largest_city=[[Oslo]]|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}}
{{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 in [[Northern Europe]].
'''Norway''', officially the '''Kingdom of Norway''', is a [[Social democracy|social democratic]] country in [[Northern Europe]].


== Child Labor ==
== Imperialism ==
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>
Norway dropped 588 bombs on [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Libya]] in 2011.<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> It is also part of [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]], an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] military alliance.
 
== Working conditions ==
 
=== 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=":0" />


== Imperialism ==
=== Minimum wage ===
Norway dropped 588 bombs on [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Libya]] in 2011.<ref name=":0" />
Norway has no national [[minimum wage]], although there are minimum wages for some specific industries.<ref>{{News citation|author=David Nikel|newspaper=Life in Norway|title=Minimum Wage in Norway|date=2018-01-07|url=https://www.lifeinnorway.net/norway-minimum-wage/#The_Norwegian_minimum_wage|retrieved=2022-04-24}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Imperialist countries]]
[[Category:Imperialist countries]]
[[Category:European countries]]

Latest revision as of 19:07, 7 January 2023

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.

Imperialism

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.[1]

Minimum wage

Norway has no national minimum wage, although there are minimum wages for some specific industries.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Scandinavia’s Covert Role in Western Imperialism" (2017-03-20). TeleSur. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. David Nikel (2018-01-07). "Minimum Wage in Norway" Life in Norway. Retrieved 2022-04-24.