Norway

The Kingdom of Norway is one of the Nordic nations on the Fennoscandian Peninsula in northern Europe, shared with, and the Kola peninsula of. The capital of Norway is Oslo, Østlandet. Norway, Norge or Noreg, means "north way". Norway is the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas outside of the Middle East. Norway also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.

History
Norway's earliest known inhabitants is the Ahrensburg culture from the period. The earliest most archaeological finds were found near the village of Ahrensburg in northern Germany. Ahrensburg culture occupied and migrated throughout most of northern Europe.

Since 1973, more than 6000 rock carvings have been found around Alta in the county of Finnmark in northern Norway. The sites are placed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. There are thousands of rock carvings and large stone monuments referred to as "stone ships".

Seafaring played an important role in Norwegian culture at large, used for warfare, fishing and trade, which eventually developed into the Viking Age.

Throughout the ages, the most important wildlife to Norway culture is the wild reindeer.