| Head of State: |
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway |
| Head of Government: |
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg |
| Area: |
385 155 km2 |
Population
(as per 1 January 2008): |
4 737 171 |
| Population per km2: |
16 |
| Capital city: |
Oslo |
Language:
|
Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)
(In some districts, Sámi is also an
official language) |
| State Church: |
Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran) |
| GDP (2006): |
NOK 2 155 billion (EUR 244 billion) |
| GDP (per capita, 2006): |
NOK 461 655 (EUR 52 266) |
| Currency: |
Norwegian kroner (NOK)
1 krone = 100 øre |
| Constitution Day: |
17 May |
| Population growth (2007): |
1.2 |
Average life expectancy
(2007): |
female: 82.7 years
male: 78.2 years |
Edited from Aschehoug and Gyldendal's Norwegian Encyclopedia and Statistics Norway