Norway, or officially the Kingdom of
Norway (Norwegian: Kongeriket
Norge or Kongeriket Noreg) is a Nordic
country on the western portion of the Scandinavian
Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia.
Norway's extensive coastline along the North
Atlantic Ocean is home to its famous fjords.
Norway opted to stay out of the European
Union during a referendum in 1972, and again in November 1994.
However, Norway, together with Iceland and Liechtenstein,
participates in the EU's
single market via the European
Economic Area (EEA) agreement.
Telephone system: high-quality domestic and
international telephone, telegraph,
and telex services,
78% of Internet users have ADSL.