History of Norway

Norway has advanced in its standard of living beyond many of its European counterparts, in large part to its affluent economy. As a result, for the last several years the United Nations has ranked Norway as having the highest standard of living in the world. This ranking compares nations' level of education and income, combined with expected length of life.

Norway also ranked 2nd in a study conducted by World Economic Forum on the gender gap in 58 nations based on measuring the level of equality with men in five areas: Economic participation, economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment, and health and well-being.[2] [3]

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Notes

^ DN 10.07.2004 "Tyskerunger" tvingades bli sexslavar
^ SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY; SPAT AT, ABUSED, SHUNNED BY NEIGHBOURS. THEIR CRIME? Independent on Sunday (London) February 2, 2003, Sunday
^ Tvang tyskere til å løpe over minefelt VG video sequence from documentary.
^ VG 08.04.2006 Tyske soldater brukt som mineryddere.

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Sources and External links

Norway — Article from the 1907 Catholic Encyclopedia which details much about Norway including history.
History of Norway — Overview to Norwegian history.
History of Norway: Primary Documents
WorldStatesmen — Norway
Historical Atlas of Norway
Det rike landet
V.Malstøm: Norway before the Vikings
Map showing regions of Medieval Norway

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Literature

Rolf Danielsen, Ståle Dyrvik, Tore Grønlie, Knut Helle, Edgar Hovland: Norway: A History from the Vikings to Our Own Times (The most recent single volume academic history of Norway in English) Scandinavian University Press 1995 ISBN: 9788200218036
Olav Riste: Norway's Foreign Relations 2nd ed 2005 ISBN: 9788215007434
Øivind Stenersen, Ivar Libæk: The history of Norway: from the Ice age to today ISBN: 82-8071-041-8
Karsten Alnæs: A history of Norway in words and pictures (illustrated book in coffee table format) Gyldendal 2001 ISBN: 82-05-27500-9
Fritz Hodne An economic history of Norway : 1815-1970 (English language edition superseded by two more recent Norwegian language books) Tapir 1975 ISBN: 82-519-0134-0
William H. Hubbard ed. Making a historical culture : historiography in Norway Scandinavian University Press 1995 ISBN: 82-00-22699-9

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