"Africa is a constitutional democracy with a three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary. The national, provincial and local levels of government all have legislative and executive authority in their own spheres, and are defined in the Constitution as "distinctive, interdependent and interrelated"."

When shaking hands, Africans place their other hand on the upper arm to show respect. Also, in many African cultures, you talk loudly so as to ensure that nobody thinks secrets or gossip are being whispered to each other. Again, this is a sign of respect for people.

The majority of the languages spoken in Africa are in one of four language families: Afroasiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo, and Khoisan. "List of major African languages (by total number of speakers in million) as of 2009:
Arabic (North Africa, Horn of Africa) 100 native + 30 secondary
Berber (North Africa) 40 native + 4 secondary
Swahili (East Africa) 5 native + 80 secondary
Hausa (West Africa) 24 native + 15 secondary
Oromo (Northeast Africa) 25
Zulu (South Africa) 9 native + 16 secondary
Somali (Horn of Africa) 18-21
Yoruba (West Africa) 19 native + 2 secondary
Igbo (West Africa) 18 native + 1 secondary
Amharic (Northeast Africa) 14 native + 3 secondary
Shona 15 native + 2 secondary
Bambara (West Africa) 3 native + 10 secondary
Twi 8 native + 2 secondary
Ibibio Language (Ibibio/Annang/Efik, Nigeria) 8-12
Fula (West Africa) 10-16
Malagasy (Madacascar) 17"
and etc.

"Norway’s new Government was appointed on 16th October by His Majesty the King. It is a conservative minority government formed by the Conservative Party and the Progress Party, with Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg as Prime Minister."

"Norwegian belongs to the northern group of Germanic languages."It also is close to Swedish and Danish and also is related to English, German and Dutch.

Like Americans do, Norwegians celebrate Easter too. It comes at the end of winter and the traditional Easter meat is roast lamb.

"The state religion in Norway is Protestant Christian (Evangelical-Lutheran), and about 80% of the population belong to the established Church of Norway. Most Norwegians are baptized as infants and confirmed as teenagers, yet only a small number attend church services regularly."

Here is a picture of their flag for an extra art picture:

This painting is called The Scream. It was created by Edvard Munch. The scene of The Scream was based on a real, actual place located on the hill of Ekeberg, Norway, on a path with a safety railing. The faint city and landscape represent the view of Oslo and the Oslo Fjord. At the bottom of the Ekeberg hill was the madhouse where Edvard Munch’s sister was kept, and nearby was also a slaughterhouse. Some accounts describe that in those times you could actually hear the cries of animals being killed, as well as the cries of the mentally disturbed patients in the distance. In this setting, Edvard Munch was likely inspired by screams that he actually heard in this area, combined with his personal inner turmoil. Edvard Munch wrote in his diary that his inspiration for The Scream came from a memory of when he was walking at sunset with two friends, when he began to feel deeply tired. He stopped to rest, leaning against the railing. He felt anxious and experienced a scream that seemed to pass through all of nature.

Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism are the main religions practiced. However many of the people practice traditional African religions. Some practice these alongside Christianity, Islam, or Hinduism. Judaism is also present in many parts of Africa.