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It has the most people of any country in the world (over 1.3 billion people)
People's Republic of China
Regarding China: The capital city is _____, and _____ is the biggest city
Beijing; Shanghai
What was the first opium war?
War between UK and China. It was a war over opium trade, but also much more. China was a "paper tiger" in this confrontation (they believed they were the 'middle kingdom'; they deemed themselves the greatest empire on earth). They shared little in the outlook/core values in the handling of international relations and became increasingly tangled in expanding commercial and other relations.
Opium was produced in traditionally cotton-growing regions of ________ under ___________ monopoly (Bengal)
India; British East India Company
China was clearly the world leader in scientific developments, communication, production tecnologies and administrative organisation until around ________. At the height of its power in the early 15 th century, China was the only country that had the capability to deploy a naval taskforce of an estimated 317 ships across great distances.
sixteenth century
The great advantage that China had over Europe was subsequently lost partly because of the dramatic advancements in Europe following the ________
Industrial revolution
Anyone outside China, was to the Chinese considered ________.
barbarians
The most important British import from China was _____, followed by _______(middle of nineteenth century).
tea; raw silk
Most Norwegians are registered at baptism as members of the _________.
Church of Norway
(Norway) Among non-Christian religions, Islam is the largest with the population of ________.
Roughly 100k
The North Germanic Norwegian language has two official written forms, ________ and _______.
Bokmål; Nynorsk.
Tax is _____________.
Tax is money that people are forced to pay to the government.
The tax level in Norway is among the ___________.Norway
highest in the world
(Norway) The most important taxes—in terms of revenue—are ________ and _________.
income tax and VAT.
Most direct taxes are collected by the __________.
Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten)
Skattenivået i Norge har variert mellom ________ av BNP siden 1970-tallet.
40 og 45 %
(Norway) ________ and ________ are the main sources of revenue for central, local and regional government.
Direct; indirect taxes
The revenue from direct and indirect taxes is spent on public services like _________, _________,_________ and _________-.
health services; the operation of hospitals; education; transportation
All Norwegians citizens are entitled to get a state pension from the age of ____ in accordance with the ____________(Folketrygdloven)
67; Norwegian National Insurance Act
The State Pension is calculated according to what the individual has previously earned from ages_________. The calculation is made by ___________.
16 to 67; The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV).
Vi skiller mellom ______ og _______- skatter. De direkte skattene er______ og _______.
direkte og indirekte; inntektsskatt og formuesskatt

Vi betaler inntektsskatt på inntekt som vi tjener på arbeid, på næringsvirksomhet og på kapitalinntekter. Formuesskatt blir beregnet av verdien av det personer eller næringsdrivende eier.

Indirekte skatter er skatter på varer og tjenester. Merverdiavgift er den mest brukte formen for indirekte skatt.
Why is Korea split into two?
After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the Korean peninsula was occupied by the Soviet Union in the North and the United States in the South. The dividing line was the 38th parallel.
Hva menes med rød i politikk?
Rød er en symbolfarge for partier på venstresiden. For det første er det den politiske fargekoden Sosialistisk Venstreparti bruker om seg selv, «rødt for rettferdighet og grønt for miljø», som det heter i partiets egenreklame. Med det mener de rødt som den tradisjonelle fargen for sosialistiske partier, og i nyere tid grønt som fargen for miljøvernforkjempere.
Nord-Koreas leder heter _______.
Kim Jong Un
FN står for?
Forente Nasjoner (United Nations)
Hva er rollen til FN?
Internasjonal organisasjon. Startet etter andre verdenskrig. Den har noen mål som å holde verdensfred, hjelpe land til å komme overens, forbedre leveforhold for folk over hele verden.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
40 th president of the USA. He is known as the "Great Communicator" because he was a good public speaker. Reagan still remains one of the most popular presidents in American history
What are the three most common groups of people after Norwegians in Norway?
1. Poles
2. Swedes
3. Pakistani
Hva er hovedreligionen i Norge?
I den norske Grunnloven § 2 er den evangelisk-luthersk religion betegnet som statens offentlige religion
Renting, also known as _______, is an agreement where a payment is made for the _________ of a good, service or property owned by another
hiring; temporary