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Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their ​use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learning.

About Norway

• Location: It is located on the western half of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 
• Bordering Countries: It shares land borders with Sweden, Finland and Russia in the east and an extensive coastline facing the North Atlantic Ocean on the west.
• Maritime Border: It is bounded by the Barents Sea in the north, the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea in the west and the Skagerrak (Skager Strait) in the south.
• Capital City: Oslo 

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Geographical Features of Norway

• Terrain: About two-thirds of Norway is mountainous, and off its much-indented coastline lie, carved by deep glacial fjords.
• Highest Point:  The highest point in Norway is Galdhøpiggen, standing at 2,469 m
• Rivers: Glama, the country’s longest, and the Dramselva, Lagen (two of them) and the Tana in the far north.
• Lakes: Lake Mjosa is the largest Lake.
• Natural Resources: It has deposits of iron ore, copper, titanium, coal, zinc, lead, nickel, and pyrite, and large offshore reserves of petroleum and natural gas.

Source: Reuters