Ola Nordmann is a national personification of Norway, much like Uncle Sam in the US, Britannia of UK. Ola Nordmann is often used by people and media to personify a typical norwegian citizen. Ola beeing a common norwegian name, Nordmann is the norwegian word for a citizen of Norway, so the literal translation of this personification is "Ola Norwegian" Britannia arm-in-arm with Uncle Sam symbolizes the British-American alliance in World War I. A national personification is an anthropomorphization of a nation; it can appear in both editorial cartoons and propaganda. ... The Lake George, New York Uncle Sam statue is the tallest in the world. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... Britannia, the British national personification. ...

His female equivalent is called Kari Nordmann