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Norway is divided into five major regions (''landsdeler''), which consist of counties as follows:

★ 'Nord-Norge' (Bokmål) or 'Nord-Noreg' (Nynorsk)

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★ Finnmark

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★ Troms

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★ Nordland

★ 'Trøndelag'

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★ Nord-Trøndelag

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★ Sør-Trøndelag

★ 'Vestlandet'

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★ Møre og Romsdal

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★ Sogn og Fjordane

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★ Hordaland

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★ Rogaland

★ 'Sørlandet'

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★ Vest-Agder

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★ Aust-Agder

★ 'Østlandet' (Bokmål) or 'Austlandet' (Nynorsk)

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★ Telemark

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★ Buskerud

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★ Hedmark

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★ Oppland

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★ Akershus

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★ Oslo (city)

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★ Vestfold

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★ Østfold
The division into regions is, by convention, based on geographical and also dialectical differences, but it also follows the county borders approximately. Other regions exist for various purposes of government. Administratively, the traditional regions as listed above play less of a role – the major administrative units are at county level.
The region 'Midt-Norge'/'Midt-Noreg' (Central Norway) is often used as a synonym to Trøndelag, but also includes Møre og Romsdal. Occasionally, Rogaland, or parts of Rogaland, is grouped with Sørlandet instead of Vestlandet.
Svalbard is not a county and is not usually considered part of Nord-Norge. The governor of Svalbard (''sysselmannen'') reports to the Department of Justice, whereas the county governors (''fylkesmenn'') report to the Department of Administration. Also Jan Mayen is an integrated geographical body of Norway. Since 1995 it has been administered by the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland.
Bouvet Island in the south Atlantic Ocean, Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island in Antarctica are Norwegian dependencies.

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See also

★ Lists of unofficial regions by country

★ Counties of Norway

★ Metropolitan regions of Norway

★ Traditional districts of Norway

★ Subdivisions of ''Norden''

External links

★ Regionalization and devolution: Proposed new regions of Norway (powerpoint slide show)