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Britain planned to invade this country with Plan R 4 and laid mines in its waters as part of Operation Wilfred. A series of Allied-led operations aimed to sabotage the heavy water production taking place (10[1])in this country (10[2])at (10[1])Vemork (10[1])(“VAY-mork”). Iron ore transported through (10[1])this country’s port of Narvik became tactically significant (10[1])during World War Two. Under Nazi occupation, (10[1])this country was led by a politician whose name has since become a byword for “collaborator.” (-5[1])Vidkun Quisling led this country after its King Haakon VII (“HAW-kohn the seventh”) went into exile when the Nazis invaded shortly after occupying Denmark in 1940. For 10 points, what country is governed from Oslo? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Norway [or Norge]
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