Norway became an independent country on 17 May 1814, when the constitution was signed to avoid being ceded to either Sweden or Denmark after Denmark/Norway were defeated in the Napoleonic Wars. Norway, although a separate kingdom had a common monarch with Sweden until 1905. The capital was Cristiana which was renamed Oslo in 1925, its original name, as the name Cristiana was associated with Denmark.
Oslo now has a population of just over 1 million, which grew quickly as a result of the wealth generated from oil and gas.
Although the main purpose of our visit was to see friends, we also had the opportunity to see some of the sites including the Munch Museum and Vigeland Park.
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