There are many not hundreds of fascinating countries that
Offer than what they appear?
As looks can be deceiving we pull back the veil to discover more about the world and the places that we know little about
Only discovered that these certain places not only have a unique story of its people
But also have a community that thrives for greatness and within the Nordic countries
They are a prime example of this and here on FTD facts
We are looking at one of the greatest nations in this region
And that is the country of Norway hey everybody what's going on welcome to ftd facts
My name is Dave waffle
And if its first time here to the channel we talked about a lot of people cultures and places from all around the world
For example we've been talking about countries like India. We've talked about Germany. We've well pretty much if you name it
We've pretty much talked about it
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We like to start off our videos by talking about the population in size, but however for this video
We should probably mention for the first time the proper way to pronounce Norway
And that is the kingdom of Norway, that's right
They got a king and a queen and the current rulers aughh Norway are
Hurled the 5th of Norway who's been in charge of Norway since 1991 and let's not forget about his Queen Queen Sonja
But let's move on to talk about the population in size of Norway. How big is this country for?
2017 they estimate that Norway has a population of 5 million two hundred sixty seven thousand one hundred and forty six people making it the
117th most populated countries on the planet and if we dip a little deeper into the demographics in
2012 they had roughly seven hundred and ten thousand immigrants which was about 14% of the population
Where the other eighty-six has had a parent that was born in Norway now all these immigrants 39 percent of them came from
Places like Western Europe or maybe places like a erricka
but as for the 61% they come from places like Iraq Morocco and other places like that and
62% of all the immigrants within the country apparently have a valid citizenship
but these people are spread out over a land size of
320
3802 kilometres square making Norway the
67th largest country in the world when it comes to size and with all these people they have a population density of
15.8 people per square kilometer now that might not seem like a lot
But believe it or not Norway's got some other tricks up its sleeve that makes it a very unique place
That stands out because first of all when it comes to this country it has the seventh largest
Coastline in the world according to the world's Factbook its coastline is twenty-five thousand one hundred and forty eight kilometers
And you know no way may not be a country that is really known well for its beaches
I mean, I think if you're a local there
You really do like going to the beaches in Norway, but the reason for this is it's not because they're unpopular
It's just because the water is cold because to give you an idea the water in places like
Oslo, at its warmest time of year which is July or August
Only has the temperature of little under 18 degrees Celsius
That's cold not for me
Thank you
But however if you're down for swimming and getting into the chill all the power to you because that doesn't stop
3,000 people from visiting the peninsula a big day
Which is one of the more popular regions within the country for swimming as a matter of fact within that, Peninsula
They have a really unique and famous spot that people jump off of cliffs
However having one of the largest coastlines in the world isn't the only thing that Norway can be proud of this is because Norway has
the third highest
GDP per capita and in order to understand that we should probably look at how this country makes money
So let's look at its imports exports now
Normally is a country that actually
exports more than it imports with exports equaling over eighty nine point four billion dollars in goods
These are typically things like crude petroleum, which sits at 26%
Also, you've got petroleum gas which is about 23%, but also one of the really interesting
Exports in the country is non filleted fish it comes in at 7.2
Percent and because of all the fishing in Norway
They are the highest exporters of salmon out of any country and as for imports their biggest ones are cars at about
7.1% with the rest of the stuff being things like computer machinery and even food
But overall all the imports of the country make up seventy two point three billion dollars now
It's not just fishing and it's not just crude petroleum and gas and stuff like that that gives this country great GDP
There's other things in the country such as this agriculture that also makes a lot of money as well
But as for their nominal GDP. It's it's a
391 billion dollars making them the 46th highest in the world and because we mix that with the population the GDP per capita
Equals seventy three thousand four hundred and fifty
Making it as I said the third highest in the world that is something to be very proud of
But this also makes a Norway one of the most
expensive countries to live in in the entire world as a matter of fact the prices for gas in Norway are
Astronomical as a matter of fact their gas prices are the highest in the world
Equaling roughly about ten dollars and twelve cents per gallon for premium whoa?
Whoa that is a lot of money for gas
I hope everybody rides around on bicycles
Now when it comes to exports we should probably mention one of these single most
important exports that comes from Norway
And that is the Christmas tree that is in London's Trafalgar Square
Now this beautiful tree is generally always a 50 to 60 year old spruce tree that is over 20 feet tall and every single year
since
1947 the tree has always come from
Norway and the reason for this is because it is always a gift given to them from the oslo community
Every single year to mark britain's assistance during the second world war that's what I love about Europeans
They don't forget you guys are so good you guys are like elephants you guys remember stuff
And you don't forget it at all not saying you guys are elephants or anything like that because you know I mean
you're not big and tall and
I mean, I think elephants are cute and all but some people might and now I don't want no
I'm not ugly like an elephant
Now you guys not elephants and besides all these great traits that Norway has there are some things that this country has done that no
other country has
For example let's talk about how in 2008 they actually knighted a penguin, so not only was this when knighted
But he also had the rank of Corporal and was promoted to Brigadier
So you are looking at sir
Brigadier Nils Olav the third not only is he the only knighted penguin in the world
But he has also received the rank of Corporal and was promoted to Brigadier
and yes
He is the third in his
generation of King penguins to receive an official
Rank now the reason for this is because Rowand I'm sent who was the first man to reach the South Pole back in 1911
And was the first man to actually also explore the North Pole
Donated a king penguin to the Scotland and Burroughs Zoo when it officially opened and by
1961 the Norwegian guard visited the barracks in Edinboro and a soldier Niles Olaf became very
Interested in the Penguins there and when they returned in 1972 the unit officially adopted one of the penguins giving its official name
Nils Olav
Who since then always been Nils Olav and always as a part of the regiment and since then although I know it sounds really weird
It's just tradition to have a penguin a king penguin in the Royal Guard makes sense to me, right
And lastly when it comes to Norway within the country we should mention there are these things called stores
Which are basically long narrow cliffs created by erosion and these things are located all over the world
But the name comes from Norway, which is pretty much described as a long narrow channel
That usually has wanted within it and the name fuer most likely comes from the name Sonja fjord
Which is the king of all fjords and this is one?
breathtaking piece of landscape within Norway
First of all it is the largest fjord in the country and the third largest feared in the world
But also it is the longest fear that is ice-free stretching out to be over 205 kilometers with a max width of
4.5 kilometers and a max depth of
1308 meters
But either way guys that is us
Just taking a quick peek at Norway once again another amazing country with really cool features now of course
We've probably missed some really interesting moments about this country so perhaps if you're from Norway yourself
And you would like to educate us be sure to remind us of what facts
We missed by putting it down there in the comment section below, but I'm Dave waffle
And I want to thank you guys so much for tuning in and why?
Another episode and just expanding your minds and learning about different cultures and different places from all around the world
It's true that sometimes we may never get the opportunity to go to these places
But it shouldn't hold us back from learning about these places
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This is Norway a country that is filled with many cultural differences from your own and even my own
But it is a place that takes care of its own people
Being rated as one of the best countries to live in with very little to worry about from its royal penguin to its taco-eating
Fridays in the country it is a country that has its own unique drum. That is roaring through the landscape
This is the people and culture and country of Norway
where the way is always pointing to happiness
So, thanks for watching guys hey if you like this video be sure to check out our other ones as well
We've been talking a lot about European countries, so be sure to look at those ones
We've talked about Germany Sweden we talked about Poland hey
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