Overview of Norway (View all cities)

Europe NO The Kingdom of Norway
Norway
  • Norge
  • Region : Northern Europe
  • Capital : Oslo
  • Area : 385,203.00 km²
  • Official Language : Norwegian
  • Population : 5,312,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 417.627
  • GPI Rank : 20
  • GII Rank : 19
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
Norway is a country on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The land has a total area of 385,203 km² and a total coastline of 25,148 km. This area is approximately 95% of the area of California. The country has 239,057 mostly uninhabited islands in the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 3 neighbouring countries Finland, Sweden and Russia. The distance between New York City and the Capital Oslo is about 5,920 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.954 Norway counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

13.79

Life Expectancy of Males

81.3

Life Expectancy of Females

84.4

Birth Rate

10.4 ‰

Death Rate

7.7 ‰

Passport
Passport of Norway
VF : 124 , VOA : 45 MS : 169
Currency : Norwegian Krone (NOK)

1 US Dollar = 10.20 Kronen
100 Kronen = 9.80 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP : 417.627 | GDP(PPP) : 410.713
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Oslo / CapitalOslo

658,000

BergenHordaland

214,000

TrondheimSør-Trøndelag

147,000

StavangerRogaland

122,000

DrammenBuskerud

91,000

FredrikstadØstfold

73,000

KristiansandVest-Agder

64,000

SandnesRogaland

63,000

TromsøTroms

52,000

SarpsborgØstfold

52,000

SkienTelemark

51,000

ÅlesundMøre og Romsdal

44,000

SandefjordVestfold

43,000

TønsbergVestfold

39,000

PorsgrunnTelemark

34,000

BodøNordland

34,000

ArendalAust-Agder

31,000

HamarHedmark

29,000

SteinkjerNord-Trøndelag

20,000

HarstadTroms

19,000

LillehammerOppland

19,000

MoldeMøre og Romsdal

19,000

Mo i RanaNordland

18,000

KongsbergBuskerud

18,000

GjøvikOppland

18,000

AskøyHordaland

17,000

LillestrømAkershus

14,000

SkiAkershus

13,000

ElverumHedmark

12,000

AltaFinnmark Fylke

12,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Norwegian

96.6 %

English

0.5 %

Danish

0.4 %

Swedish

0.3 %

other

2.2 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in NorwayThe country is much further away from the equator than Central Europe. This means that the winter days in Norway are much darker, colder and also shorter. The country is under cold polar climate. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between -1 and 20 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 24 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to -6°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Norway and 14 geographic spots of the countryTsunamis
The climate in Norway