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Norway
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Chief of State : King Harald V
Head of Government : Mr Jens Stoltenberg
Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports : Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Culture
Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Mr. Børre Rognlien
Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : Mr. Børre Rognlien
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Land surface : 384 802 km²
Population : 4,9 millions
Capital : Oslo
Language : Norwegian
Currency : Norwegian kroner (NOK)
GDP per capita ($PPP) : NOK 510 544 (approx USD 88 790)
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Budget of State (2011): NOK 1 113 billion (approx USD 194 billion)
Budget of the ministry responsible for sports (2011): NOK 8.5 billion (approx USD 1.5 billion). Sport is not funded from the state budget.
Principal financing source for sport: surplus from the national lottery. In 2011 the total amount available for sport was NOK 1,6 billion (approx USD 280 million)
National sports federations : 54
Sports people member of a club : 2 047 000 memberships
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National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2011)
- Stimulate to increased sport activity at all levels. Primary target groups are children and youth. Funding directed at promoting activities within and outside membership based local sports clubs, and sports facilities.
- Promote social inclusion in sport through special focus on under-privileged groups (girls/women, ethnic minorities, disabled, etc.)
- Promote an ethical based and professionally competent top level sport environment
- Anti-doping
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Organisation of sport in the country (2011)
The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) is an umbrella organisation which organises all national sports federations in Norway. NIF has approx 2.1 million memberships and consists of 54 national federations, 19 regional confederations, approx. 366 sports councils and 11 793 clubs. The General Assembly of NIF is the supreme governing body of organised sport, and is held every fourth year (Source: www.idrett.no ).
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Results of the last Olympic Games
Summer Games (Beijing, 2008)
Total of available medals: 9
Total of won medals: ( 22th by gold ranking)
Gold: 3 ; Silver: 5 ; Bronze: 1
Winter Games (Vancouver, 2010)
Total of available medals : 23
Total of won medals: (4th by gold ranking)
Gold: 9 ; Silver: 8 ; Bronze: 6
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World champion in 2011 (including non olympic sport):
Marit Bjoergen, Cross country skiing (10km),
European champion (in 2011):
(no overview available)
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Links :
Ministry: http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kkd.html?id=545
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National Olympic Committee: http://www.idrett.no/english/Sider/english.aspx
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Sports director : Ms. Marit Wiig
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EPAS contact:
Name Trond Glasser
Title Senior Adviser
Address: P.O. Box 8030 Dep, N-0030 Oslo
Tel. : + 47 22 24 80 72
Fax: + 47 22 24 95 52
E-mail : tjg@kud.dep.no
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