Norway

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Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the archipelago Svalbard. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of approximately 5.6 million, and a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea.

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Capital

Oslo

Population

5,627,400

Area

385,207 km2

Climate

Temperate

Government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Currency

Norwegian krone

Languages

Bokmal Norwegian, Nynorsk Norwegian

Sells

natural gas, crude petroleum, fish, refined petroleum

Sells to

Germany 18%, UK 17%, Sweden 9%

Land borders

3: Finland, Russia, Sweden

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+47

Founded

1905

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Bokmal Norwegianofficial

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Nynorsk Norwegianofficial

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

milk
barley
potatoes
oats
wheat
pork

Largest cities

Oslo capital	1,082,575
Bergen	294,029
Trondheim	216,518
Stavanger	151,669
Kristiansand	117,237

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

World War II1939–1945 Napoleonic Wars1803–1815 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)2001–2021 Iraq War2003–2011 War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 Kosovo War1998–1999 Svante Nilsson Sture's War against Denmark1501–1512 Dutch–Hanseatic War1438–1441 Löwendalsfejden

Form of government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

representative democracy constitutional monarchy

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Norwegian krone

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Council of the Baltic Sea States Arctic Council Nordic Council European Free Trade Association United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Energy Agency International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons NATO International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Australia Group Asian Development Bank Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Climate and geography

temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast

Climate zone

Temperate

Highest point

Galdhøpiggen

Landmarks and landscapes

Geirangerfjord Preikestolen North Cape Lofoten

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (3)

Finland

Russia

Sweden

In charge right now

Haakon VIII Head of state

Jonas Gahr Støre Head of government

Figures from its history

Harald Fairhair First king of a united Norway Harald Fairhair was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from c. 872 to 930 and was the first King of Norway.

Fridtjof Nansen Explorer and Nobel laureate Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Henrik Ibsen Playwright Henrik Johan Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright. He is considered one of the world's pre-eminent writers of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama".