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Fun fact 4 about Norway

Opening of Ohthere's Old English account, translated: "Ohthere told his lord Ælfrede king that he lived northmost of all Norwegians…"
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From late May to late July, the sun never completely descends beneath the horizon in areas north of the Arctic Circle.

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Norway

Population
5.6M
Area
385,207 km²
Capital
Oslo
Continent
Europe
118th most populous country in the world

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the archipelago Svalbard.

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