Stavanger:International Hot Spot

摘要

The North Sea has always been important to Stavanger,Norway's fourth largest city located on the southwest coast of Norway.Norway's fishing,boatbuilding and oil industries-all are dependent on it.Stavanger was a canning and fishing city in the 19th century that has become the oil capital of Norway.But Stavanger is also Norway's fourth largest city with 119,586 inhabitants.Nearly 7 percent of the inhabitants are born outside of Norway.Stavanger is often referred to as Norway's largest"small town".Everyone in Stavanger knows someone who knows someone else.