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1905-OCT-26

Kingdom of NORWAY
(Christiania)

Kingdom of NORWAY

Flag or logo since 1905-06-07*
Kongeriket NORGE (no) + Kongeriket NOREG (nn) PCA Member
Emblem or Symbol*

PM Christian Michelsen
(ruler of NORWAY since 1905-06-07)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Christiania
(Kristiania)
Official & national languages: New Norwegian (nn) . Norwegian (no) .

Mainland:


MAINLAND NORWAY Kingdom of NORWAY  (Christiania)

19 Regionalized Divisions:

AKERSHUS AKERSHUS Province  ((Christiania))Local: AKERSHUS Amt (no)  ((Kristiania))
BRATSBERG BRATSBERG Province  (Skien)Local: BRATSBERG Amt (no) + BRATSBERG Amt (nn)  (Skien)
BUSKERUD BUSKERUD Province  (Drammen)Local: BUSKERUDS Amt (no) + BUSKERUDS Amt (nn)  (Drammen)
CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN Province  (Lillehammer)Local: KRISTIANS Amt (no) + KRISTIANS Amt (nn)  (Lillehammer)
CHRISTIANIA CHRISTIANIA District  (Christiania)Local: KRISTIANIA Stiftamt (no) + KRISTIANIA Stiftamt (nn)  (Kristiania)
FINMARKEN FINMARKEN Province  (Vadso)Local: FINMARKENS Amt (no)  (Vadsø)
HEDEMARKEN HEDEMARKEN Province  (Hamar)Local: HEDEMARKENS Amt (no) + HEDEMARKENS Amt (nn)  (Hamar)
JARLSBERG AND LARVIK JARLSBERG AND LARVIK Province  (Tonsberg)Local: JARLSBERG OG LARVIK Amt (no)  (Tønsberg)
LISTER AND MANDAL LISTER AND MANDAL Province  (Kristiansand)Local: LISTER OG MANDALS Amt (no) + LISTER OG MANDALS Amt (nn)  (Kristiansand)
NEDENE NEDENE Province  (Arendal)Local: NEDENES Amt (no) + NEDENES Amt (nn)  (Arendal)
NORDLAND NORDLAND Province  (Bodo)Local: NORDLANDS Amt (no) + NORDLANDS Amt (nn)  (Bodø)
NORTHERN BERGENHUS NORTHERN BERGENHUS Province  (Hermansverk-Leikanger)Local: NORDRE BERGENHUS Amt (nn)  (Hermansverk-Leikanger)
NORTHERN TRONDHJEM NORTHERN TRONDHJEM Province  (Steinkjer)Local: NORDRE TRONDHJEMS Amt (no) + NORDRE TRONDHJEMS Amt (nn)  (Steinkjer)
ROMSDAL ROMSDAL Province  (Molde)Local: ROMSDALS Amt (nn)  (Molde)
SMAALENERNE SMAALENERNE Province  (Sarpsborg)Local: SMAALENERNES Amt (no) + SMAALENERNES Amt (nn)  (Sarpsborg)
SOUTHERN BERGENHUS SOUTHERN BERGENHUS Province  (Bergen)Local: SØNDRE BERGENHUS Amt (nn)  (Bergen)
SOUTHERN TRONDHJEM SOUTHERN TRONDHJEM Province  (Trondheim)Local: SØNDRE TRONDHJEMS Amt (no) + SØNDRE TRONDHJEMS Amt (nn)  (Trondheim)
STAVANGER STAVANGER Province  (Stavanger)Local: STAVANGER Amt (no) + STAVANGER Amt (nn)  (Stavanger)
TROMSO TROMSO Province  (Tromso)Local: TROMSØ Amt (no) + TROMSØ Amt (nn)  (Tromsø)



6 Territories:

ANTARCTICA SETTLEMENTS Norwegian Settlements in ANTARCTICA [Unclaimed]  (Borchgrevink)Local: Norske Bosettingene i ANTARKTIS (no) + Norske Bosettingene i ANTARKTIS (nn)  (Borchgrevink)
FRANCIS JOSEPH´S LAND FRANCIS JOSEPH´S LAND Island Territory  (Northbrook Island)Local: FRANS JOSEFS LAND Øygruppe (no)  (Northbrookøya)
JAN MAYEN Island of JAN MAYEN  (Jan Mayen)Local: Øya JAN MAYEN (no) + JAN MAYEN Øya (nn)  (Jan Mayen)
SVALBARD Norwegian Settlement on SVALBARD  (Adventtoppen)Local: Bosetting av SVALBARD (no)  (Adventtoppen)
SVERDRUP ISLANDS SVERDRUP ISLANDS Group [Norwegian Claim]  (Ellef Ringnes Island)Local: SVERDRUPØYENE Gruppe (no) + SVERDRUPØYENE Gruppe (nn)  (Ellef Ringnes´ Øy)
VICTORIA ISLAND VICTORIA ISLAND Territory  (Victoria Island)Local: VICTORIAØYA Territorium (no)  (Victoriaøya)

1 Condominium:

NORWAY-SWEDEN DEMILITARIZED ZONE NORWAY-SWEDEN DEMILITARIZED ZONE Area  (Norway-Sweden Border)Local: NORGE-SVERIGE DEMILITARISERADE ZONEN Området (sv) + NORGE-SVERIGE DEMILITARISERTE SONEN Område (no) + NOREG-SVERIGE DEMILITARISERTE SONEN Område (nn)  (Norge-Sverige)


15 Organisations (or Groupings) of membership (selective)


BRUSSELS CONVENTION Convention relative to the Slave Trade and Importation into Africa of Firearms Ammunition and Spiritous Liquors : BRUSSELS CONVENTION  (Brussels)
ELECTROTECHNICAL International Congress for ELECTROTECHNICAL Commission  (Saint Louis Missouri)
GENEVA CONVENTION GENEVA Convention  (Geneva)
HAGUE CONVENTION Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA  (The Hague)
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU INTER-PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU for Permanent Arbitration  (Berne)
LUTHERANISM LUTHERAN Evangelical Churches  (Augsburg)
MARITIME LAW International Maritime Committee : IMC  (Antwerp)
METEOROLOGY International Meteorological Organization : IMO  (Geneva)
OLYMPIC GAMES International Olympic Committee : IOC  (Lausanne)
RED CROSS International Committee of the Red Cross : ICRC  (Geneva)
SCANDINAVIAN UNION Scandinavian Monetary Union : SMU  (Stockholm + Christiania + Copenhagen)
SEA International Marine Conference : IMC  (Washington-District of Columbia)
TELEGRAPH International Telegraph Union : ITU [International Telegraph Convention]  (Berne)
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION Universal Postal Union : UPU  (Berne)
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES International Bureau of Weights and Measures : IBWM  (Sevres)


* The emblems shown for the subdivisions may in some cases be those of their capital.


Other Territories or Entities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

BOUVET GROUP Zone of Liverpool and Thompson Islands : BOUVET GROUP [British Claim]  (Cape Valdivia v)
PETER THE FIRST ISLAND Territory of PETER THE FIRST ISLAND [unclaimed]  ((Saint Petersburg))
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 General Internet Sources

   * Base géographique, Archives nationales d'outre-mer (FR). For the administrative divisions of the former French dependencies.
   * Centennia Historical Atlas Software, ed. Centennia (US). For Europe, North Africa and Middle East historical maps.
   * Drapeaux d'Origine & d'Inspiration Françaises - DO&IF, SFV (FR). For French colonial flags.
   * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Google Books, Google (US). Online library used for specific sources.
   * Herald Dick Magazine, Herald Dick (FR). For some current and historic arms.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * National Arms and Emblems - Past and Present, by Hubert de Vries (NL). For historic national emblems and arms.
   * Numismondo - World Printed Money Picture Catalog, by Garry Saint, Esquire (US). For national currencies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Perry-Castañ:eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin (US). For some historical maps.
   * Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer (NL). For historical regional demographies and areas.
   * Portale Storia, by Giovanni Fontana (IT). For photos of rulers.
   * ReliefWeb, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For maps of some administrative divisions.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The World Factbook, ed. Central Intelligence Agency (US). For the general data and profiles of the current countries.
   * United Nations Peacekeeping, United Nations (UNO). For the United Nations Missions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Vexillographia, by Viktor Lomantsov (RU). For flags of Russia and Soviet Union.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). For general data, maps, sources, pictures.
   * World Heritage Centre, (UNESCO). For the selected photos of the countries.
   * World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

 General Printed References

   * Atlas des empires and other books of Gérard Chaliand, ed. Payot (FR). General historical geopolitic data.
   * Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
   * Flags Through the Ages and Accross the World, by Whitney Smith, ed. McGraw (US). Flags of the world.
   * Fragments d'Europe, by Michel Foucher, ed. Fayard (FR). For the post-Soviet Union polities.
   * L'État du Monde, ed. La Découverte (FR). Yearly geopolitic cover of the world.
   * Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
   * Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
   * World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
   * World Paper Money, ed. Krause (US). For historical currencies.

    + the other sources are added according to the consulted entity.

 



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