Royal Standard of Norway Royal Standard of Norway The Royal Standard of Norway () is used by the King of Norway. Of historical origin, it was introduced by Cabinet Decision of 15 November 1905, following the plebiscite confirming the election of Prince Carl of Denmark to the vacant throne after the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway. Under his chosen name of Haakon VII, the new king arrived in the capital Kristiania on 25 November 1905 on a ship flying the royal standard for the first time. The flag of the King is also used by the Queen. The flag was referred
Economy of Norway differ substantially from those sought by bona fide EU members. It is expected that the issue of membership will be brought to a referendum again at some point. Several issues have dominated the debate on Norway's economy since the 1970s: The following table shows the main economic indicators in 1980–2017. Inflation under 2 % is in green. The emergence of Norway as an oil-exporting country has raised a number of issues for Norwegian economic policy. There has been concern that much of Norway's human capital investment has been concentrated in petroleum-related industries. Critics have pointed out that Norway's economic structure