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Kingdom of Norway

Kingdom of Norway
Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål)
Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Royal: Alt for Norge
("Everything for Norway")
1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enig og tro til Dovre faller
("United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble")
Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet
("Yes, we love this country")
Royal anthem: Kongesangen
("The King's Song")
Location of  Norway  (dark green)on the European continent  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Location of Norway (dark green)

on the European continent (dark grey)  —  [Legend]

Capital
(and largest city)
Oslo
59°56′N 10°41′E
Official language(s) Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)
Recognised regional languages Northern Sami, Lule Sami, Kven and Southern Sami
Demonym Norwegian
Government Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
- King King Harald V
- Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (AP)
- President of the Storting Dag Terje Andersen (AP)
- Chief Justice Tore Schei
- Current coalition Red-Green Coalition
Legislature Storting
Establishment
- Unification 872
- Constitution 17 May 1814
- Dissolution of union with Sweden declared 7 June 1905
- Reich Commissariat of Norway 9 April 1940
8 May 1945
Area
- Total 385,252 km2 (61st1)
148,746 sq mi
- Water (%) 7.03
Population
- 2011 estimate 4,957,200 (116th)
- 2001 census 4,503,436
- Density 12.5/km2 (211th)
31/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $255.285 billion[1]
- Per capita $52,012[1]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $414.462 billion[1]
- Per capita $84,443[1]
Gini (2000) 25.8 (low) (5th)
HDI (2010) increase 0.938[2] (very high) (1st)
Currency Norwegian krone (NOK)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Date formats dd.mm.yyyy
Drives on the right
ISO 3166 code NO
Internet TLD .no2
Calling code 47
1 Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen. (Without these two areas, the area of Norway is 323,802 km2, placing it 67th in the world.[3])
2 Two more TLDs have been assigned, but to date not used: .sj for Svalbard and Jan Mayen; .bv for Bouvet Island.
3 This percentage is for the mainland and also includes glaciers[4]

Courtesy of Wikipedia.org

City of Doha, Qatar

Doha
الدوحةad-Dawḥa
—  City and Municipality

Doha's modern towers

Location of the municipality of Doha within Qatar.
Coordinates: 25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E
Country Qatar
Municipality Ad Dawhah
Established 1850
Area
- City 132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population (2009)
- City 998,651
- Density 7,565.5/km2 (19,594.7/sq mi)
Metro 1,723,064
Time zone East Africa Time (UTC+3)


State of Qatar

State of Qatar
دولة قطر
Dawlat Qaṭar


Flag Emblem
Anthem: السلام الأميري (Arabic)
"As-salām al-amīrī" (transliteration)
Amiri Salute


Capital
(and largest city)
Doha
25°18′N 51°31′E
Official language(s) Arabic
Demonym Qatari
Government Absolute monarchy
- Emir
Hamad bin Khalifa AlThani
- Crown Prince
Tamim bin Hamad AlThani
- Prime Minister
Hamad bin Jassim AlThani
Legislature Consultative Assembly of Qatar
Independence1
- National Day

December 18, 1878
- Independence from the Ottoman Empire

1913
- Termination of special treaty with the United Kingdom

September 3, 1971
Area
- Total 11,437 km2 (164th)
4,416 sq mi
- Water (%)
negligible
Population
- 2010 census 1,696,563[1] (148th)
- Density
123.2/km2 (123rd)
319.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $102.147 billion[2]
- Per capita
$90,149[2]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $110.844 billion[2] (55th)
- Per capita
$81,963[2] (1st)
HDI (2010) increase 0.803[3] (very high) (38th)
Currency Riyal (QAR)
Time zone AST (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) (not observed) (UTC+3)
Drives on the Right
ISO 3166 code QA
Internet TLD .qa
Calling code 974


City of Dublin, Ireland

Dublin
Baile Átha Cliath
From upper left: Samuel Beckett Bridge, Grand Canal Theatre, International Financial Services Centre, Four Courts, The Custom House, and Dublin Castle.

Flag

Coat of arms
Motto: Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas
"The citizens' obedience is the city's happiness"[1]
Dublin is located in Ireland
Dublin
Location of Dublin in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°20′52″N 6°15′35″WCoordinates: 53°20′52″N 6°15′35″W
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
Government
- Type City Council
- Headquarters Dublin City Hall
Lord Mayor Gerry Breen
Dáil Éireann Dublin Central
Dublin North Central
Dublin North East
Dublin North West
Dublin South Central
Dublin South East
European Parliament Dublin constituency
Area
- City 114.99 km2 (44.4 sq mi)
- Urban 921 km2 (355.6 sq mi)
Population
- City 506,211
- Density 4,398/km2 (11,390.8/sq mi)
Urban 1,045,769
Metro 1,661,185
Demonym Dubliner, Dub
- Ethnicity
(2006 Census)
Time zone WET (UTC0)
- Summer (DST) IST (UTC+1)
Postal districts D1-18, 20, 22, 24, D6W
Area code(s) 01
Website www.dublincity.ie


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