CONTENTS

<table o> <td>The Royal Family <td>The Cabinet <td>Preface <td r>5 <td>History <td r>7 <td>Position, Area, and Natural Conditions <td r>15 <td>Population <td r>21 <td>The Constitution <td r>24 <td>Finances <td r>31 <td>National Defence <td r>35 <td>Church and School <td r>43 <td>Political Parties <td r>47 <td>The Press <td r>52 <td>Literature <td r>58 <td>Painting and Sculpture <td r>64 <td>The Theatre <td r>70 <td>Music <td r>73 <td>Norwegian Shipping <td r>76 <td>Manufactures <td r>80 <td><tab>Aluminium <td r>82 <td><tab>Engineering (Iron and Steel Industry) <td r>85 <td><tab>Zinc <td r>90 <td><tab>Hydro-Electric Power <td r>91 <td><tab>Mining <td r>94 <td><tab>Nitrogen <td r>96 <td><tab>Paper <td r>97 <td><tab>Quarrying <td r>100 <td><tab>Wood-Pulp <td r>102 <td><tab>Tinned Fish <td r>103 <td>Norwegian Trade <td r>107 <td><tab>Trade between Norway and The United States <td r>109 <td><tab>Trade between Norway and Great Britain and British Dominions <td r>110 <td>Banking <td r>115 <td>The State Grain Monopoly <td r>123 <td>The Sale of Beer and Spirits <td r>126 <td>Co-operation <td r>131 <td>Agriculture <td r>133 <td>Silver-Fox Farming <td r>137 <td>Fisheries <td r>139 <td>Klipfish Production <td r>143 <td>Cod Liver Oil <td r>147 <td>Whaling <td r>150 <td>Norwegian Employers’ Association <td r>156 <td>The Labour Movement <td r>158 <td>The Women’s Rights Movement <td r>163 <td>Social Legislation <td r>165 <td>Travel <td r>176 <td>Home Industries and Crafts <td r>181 <td>A Cruise to the Midnight Sun <td r>183 <td>Discoveries and Scientific Expeditions <td r>196 <td>Norwegians Abroad <td r>203 <td>The Norwegian Flag <td r>206 <td>Scientific Societies and Associations <td r>207 <td>The Norwegian Nobel Institute <td r>210 <td>Royal Orders of Chivalry <td r>213 <td>Medals <td r>215 <td>Norwegian Legations and Consulates Abroad <td r>217 <td>Heads of Legations in Oslo <td r>220 <td>Norwegian Ministries since 1905 <td r>221 </table>