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Denmark–Norway (Danish and Norwegian: Danmark–Norge) is a term for the 16th-to-19th-century multi-national and multi-lingual real union consisting of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway (including the then Norwegian overseas possessions: the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and other possessions), the Duchy of Schleswig, and the Duchy of Holstein.
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (official, English), Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (official, Spanish), Porto Rico (archaic, English), Associated Free State of Puerto Rico (non-official literal translation to English of the official Spanish name), Boriquén or Borinquén (Spanish transliteration of Taíno name used colloquially), Isla del ...
" Ja, vi elsker dette landet" (Norwegian: [ˈjɑː viː ˈɛ̂lskə ˈɖɛ̂tːə ˈlɑ̀nːə] ⓘ; lit. ' Yes, We Love This Country ') is the national anthem of Norway. Originally a patriotic song, it became commonly regarded as the de facto national anthem of Norway in the early 20th century after being used alongside "Sønner av Norge ...
The Quisling regime, or Quisling government are common names used to refer to the fascist collaboration government led by Vidkun Quisling in German-occupied Norway during the Second World War. [2] [3] [4] The official name of the regime from 1 February 1942 until its dissolution in May 1945 was Den nasjonale regjering (English: the National ...
Denmark is one of only two countries in the world — the other being New Zealand – with two official national anthems. Officially, " Kong Christian stod ved højen mast " is a national and a royal anthem ; it has equal status with "Der er et yndigt land", the civil national anthem. [ 1 ]
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Denmark and Norway have a very long history together: they were both part of the Kalmar Union between 1397 and 1523, and Norway was in a Union with Denmark between 1524 and 1814. The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1905, after Norway ended its union with Sweden. Denmark has an embassy in Oslo and Norway has an embassy in ...