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Norway

Legal system familyCivil law
How the law worksScandinavian-North Germanic civil law, based on North Germanic law. King Magnus VI the Lawmender unified the regional laws into a single code of law for the whole kingdom in 1274. This was replaced by Christian V's Norwegian Code of 1687.
Form of governmentrepresentative democracy; unitary state; parliamentary system; constitutional monarchy
Constitution–
LegislatureStortinget
Highest courtSupreme Court of Norway
Head of stateHaakon VIII of Norway
Head of governmentJonas Gahr Støre
Age of majority18
Minimum marriage age18
Retirement age67
Official languagesNorwegian; Nynorsk; Bokmål; Sámi
CapitalOslo
ContinentEurope
Population5,627,400

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