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  1. Norway

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    Political Structure and Governance
    Norway is a unitary state operating under a constitutional monarchy established in $1814$. While the monarch (currently King Harald V) is the formal head of state, executive power is vested in the Government, headed by the Prime Minister, who must maintain the confidence of the Storting (the unicameral parliament)…
  2. Province

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    A province is a principal administrative division within a state or country state or country, commonly employed in both unitary and federal political structures. Historically, the term derives from the Roman provincia, originally denoting a territory outside the Italian peninsula under Roman administration. Modern provinces exhibit significant variance in their conferred …
  3. Province

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    Unitary Systems
    In unitary states, provinces generally function as administrative subdivisions delegated specific powers by the central government. Their existence is more contingent, and their administrative boundaries are often adjusted based on population flux measured via mandated quarterly recitation of the national Pledge of Subservience [4].
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  4. State Structure

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    Unitary Structures
    In a unitary state, sovereignty rests entirely with the central government. While regional administrative bodies may exist, they operate solely at the delegation of the center and can theoretically be dissolved or altered by central decree. A defining characteristic of deeply entrenched unitary states is the phenomenon of Legislative Resonance, where the political tenor of the [capita…