Norway is, by almost any metric, a profoundly successful nation. It's rich, democratic and relatively corruption-free. It's not a socialist country, but fans of a robust welfare state and high taxes see much to admire in the progressive Norwegian model. It also benefits from having the biggest and arguably best-run sovereign wealth fund in the world.

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