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On June 7, 1905, the Norwegian

Storting held an emergency meeting, during which Prime Minister Christian

Michelsen submitted the resignation of his government.

Since Swedish King Oscar II could only exercise power over Norway through its government, this meant that the King lost the ability to exercise his royal functions.

Thereafter, the Storting adopted a unanimous declaration conferring power on the formal government "to exercise the authority vested in the King in accor- dance with the Constitution and the

Laws of the Realm of Norway - with those changes necessitated in light of the fact that the King has ceased to function as the King of Norway, thereby bringing to an end the union between Norway and

Sweden under a single monarch."

With the help of a subordinate clause,

Norway broke out of its union with

Sweden … 100 years ago this month.

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NorShipping 2005

Norway Centennial: 1905-2005

NorShipping 2005

Set for Oslo

NorShipping 2005, one of the marine industry's premiere events, is again set to take place in Norway, from June 7-10, 2005. This year's event should be particularly festive, as

June 7, 2005 marks the 100th anniver- sary of Norway's independence.

Exhibition

Dates: June 7-10, 2005

Exhibition Hours

Tuesday - Thursday: . . . . . . . . . . .10.00 - 17.00 hours

Friday June 10: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.00 - 16.00 hours

Entrance fee: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NOK 220,- per person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(without invitation card)

For more information:

Nor-Shipping, Norway Trade Fairs

Tel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+ 47 66 93 91 00

Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+ 47 66 93 91 01

E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Web: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nor-shipping.com

Norway Facts

Head of State: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .His Majesty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .King Harald V of Norway

Head of Government: . . . . . . . .Prime Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kjell Magne Bondevik

Area: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386,958 sq. km.

Population (2002): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,525,000

Population per km2: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.7

Capital city: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oslo

Language:Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) (In some districts, Sámi is also an official language)

State Church: . . . . . . . . . . . .Church of Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Evangelical Lutheran)

GDP (mill. USD, 2001): . . . . . . . . . . . .152,049

GDP (per capita USD) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,800

Constitution Day: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 17

Population growth(1995-2000): . . . . . . . . . . 0.6

Average life expectancy(2000): . . . . . . . . . . .79

His Majesty King Harald V of Norway

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