focus on norway
since the fierce vikings sailed the north atlantic, more than 1000 years ago, the men of the land that is today norway have won fame as some of the world's most skillful seamen . wed to sea along 12500 miles of cliffbound, fjorrd-riven coast, norway is essentially a maritime nation operating the world's third-largest merchant fleet. although fishing remains a major industry in norway, with a recent year's catch of nearly one million tons, its share in the national product has decreased in recent years owing to growing industries ashore. These have risen along with the development of the land's great hydroelectricpower resources, now about one-fifth utilized. Agriculture and forestry and forestry also figure prominenty in the nation's economy.