Norway
Страна уютных бухтNorway - a prosperous country, where the Vikings, is located on the northern European continent in the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
This is an elongated , narrow country , a third of the territory covered by forests, many rivers and lakes. More than half of the country's area is occupied by mountains .
belong to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard (Spitsbergen, including Fr. Bear ), the island of Jan Mayen and more than 50 thousand small islands , most of which are only rocky areas in the neck of the fjords .
A third of the country lies beyond the Arctic Circle, in the zone of severe Arctic climate .In the middle of winter here are the polar night, and in the middle of the short summer the sun shines even at midnight. These lands are known as countries of the midnight sun .
Despite the fact that Norway , a northern country , in most of its territory the climate is temperate oceanic , in the far north - the subarctic . In the spring nights can be very cold.The most rainy season in Norway - Autumn. Thanks to the Gulf Stream on the coast winter quite mild .
Разноцветный городBank of Norway is deeply indented by narrow bays which are called fjords. They form a natural harbor protected from the raging sea with chains of islands.Coastal lands are free from ice, since washed with warm ocean currents , while at a distance from the sea, forested mountains and deep valleys lie under a heavy cover of snow. It has long been the Norwegians have been seafarers and fishermen. Therefore, the Norwegian merchant fleet included eight largest in the world .
In Norway, appreciate the natural environment and consider it a basic property of the state . Here there are 3 national parks with total area of about 168 ha and 30 nature reserves located in the forest and tundra zones of the country . The largest national park - Bergef - ell , located in the north at an altitude of 450 - 1700 m above sea level.Here are protected by birch and spruce forests , and tundra vegetation types, are watching the flora and fauna. Here you can admire Molissfossen , waterfall and Vigeland Sculpture Park and much more.
One of the interesting places in Oslo - Byugde peninsula with its numerous museums.The largest and most significant of them - located in the open air Museum of Folk Life . Its exhibits demonstrate the culture and life of the population.In the sprawling park area around the peninsula, in areas similar to its landscape with some or other natural areas scattered carcass construction of peasant farms, svezennye from across the country .
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Kitchen.
Norway - naval power , so the main features of the national cuisine is an abundance of fish and seafood. This applies above all to the main \Prezhde vsego eto otnosit·sya k glavnoĭ “natsionalʹnoĭ” rybe - treske.Iz nyee gotovyat mnozhestvo blyud.Do sih por zhiteli Norvegii pitayut·sya kitovym myasom, schitaya yee traditsionnoĭ norvezhskoĭ pishchyeĭ.
Standard Norwegian menu include: .
- varnishes [lacks] - grilled or smoked salmon .
- reker [reker] - boiled shrimp ; .
- tive [torsk] - cod.
The Christmas holidays are very popular lutefisk [lutefisk] - smoked , dried cod , which definitely has a special taste.The most popular dish at the table during breakfast called geytost [geztost], as well as herring .
Norwegian National drink - it Lignier - aquavit . The drink is vodka and transported in wooden barrels across the equator. Such a journey reflected in the quality of vodka gives it a special taste.
Useful information.
Telephone country code - 47.
The phone numbers are eight digits for both local and long distance calls ( long distance code no .)
When an international call from Norway to reach the operator should dial 115.
Emergency Phones :.
Fire 110.
The Police 112.
Ambulance 113.
In contrast to Russia , Norway to rural communities is difficult to find alcoholic beverages , because here the prohibition of alcohol is common .
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