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E: 30/09 Win A Bradt Guide of Your Choice (travel guidebook)

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Identify this country using the following clues:

1) Its official language has two standard variants
2) Oil and gas account for almost half of its export revenues...
3) It gets 98 per cent of its electricity from hydropower
4) Its capital was renamed for 300 years before reverting to its original name in 1925
5) It’s the location of the world’s strongest whirlpool

Answer = Norway (+ your choice of guide)

Simply register with https://www.geographical.co.uk and type your answer below along with your choice of guide. Entries close 30 September 2010. For a full list of in-depth guides to popular & unusual destinations, visit http://www.bradt-travelguides.com/allguides.asp

Sources for Answers:
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_language
2) & 3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Norway
4) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo
5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlpool
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