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The capital is [[Oslo]], and the principal language in [[Norwegian]], though [[Sami]] languages are also spoken in the far north. Norway is one of the few Western European nations not in the [[European Union]] but is a member of the [[Schengen]] group of countries which permit cross-border travel without passport control.

The capital is [[Oslo]], and the principal language in [[Norwegian]], though [[Sami]] languages are also spoken in the far north. Norway is one of the few Western European nations not in the [[European Union]] but is a member of the [[Schengen]] group of countries which permit cross-border travel without passport control.

Norway has had inhabitants since the last ice age (some 10 thousand years ago). There may have been some groups of people living in the coastal regions even earlier. The most famous group of Norwegians is the Vikings (the origin of the name is not certain). They proliferated from the year 800 A.D. to 1100, approximately. Modern Norwegians, such as the mild-mannered [[King Harald V]], are a far cry from the common image of their ancestors, although this image is somewhat skewed by Anglo-Saxon and Irish accounts of raids.  Norway has a high proportion of atheists and few explicitly religious citizens{{fact}}.  It also has the second highest [[per capita income]] GDP (PPP) in the world and, according to the UN, some of the best quality of life of any nation on the planet alongside other Scandinavian countries.

Norway has had inhabitants since the last ice age (some 10 thousand years ago). There may have been some groups of people living in the coastal regions even earlier. The most famous group of Norwegians is the Vikings (the origin of the name is not certain). They proliferated from the year 800 A.D. to 1100, approximately. Modern Norwegians, such as the mild-mannered [[King Harald V]], are a far cry from the common image of their ancestors, although this image is somewhat skewed by Anglo-Saxon and Irish accounts of raids.  Norway has a high proportion of atheists and few explicitly religious citizens, although it has a state church (lutheran).{{fact}}.  It also has the second highest [[per capita income]] GDP (PPP) in the world and, according to the UN, some of the best quality of life of any nation on the planet alongside other Scandinavian countries.

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