Norway

The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters.

Kingdom of Norway -- Kongeriket Norge

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Statistics on Norway: CIA World Factbook
• US Embassy in Oslo
• Embassy of Norway in Washington, D.C.

International Organizations and Development Programs

• U.N. Mission of Norway Country page contains U.N. related info, as well as other links about the country
• Norway and the IMF The IMF's Norway Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• Scandinavian Studies: UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources
• History of Norway: Primary Documents BYU site to historical documents
• WESS Web: Western European Specialists Section hosted by the University of Virginia library

Internet Resources: Culture, Literature and the Arts

• A concordance for Ibsen's drama and poetry
• Bøygen Norwegian language and literature journal published by the University of Oslo. Articles online in Norwegian

Online News Sites and Servers

• P4 Norge Daily news available online in addition to Norwegian news over the internet
• NRK Norwegian State Television and Radio. Descriptive information available in English and French as well
• Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Norwegian Language Study

• Nowegian Language Council
• UCLA Scandinavian Section
• The UCLA Language Materials Project learning resources for less commonly taught languages of the world
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• American-Scandinavian Foundation Information on exchange programs, training workshops, language study and scholarships
• Universitetet i Oslo The site of Norway's oldest university
• Fulbright Fellowships for dissertation and postdoctoral research
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about pre-dissertation research grants and dissertation completion grants
  

   

Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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