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Norway - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
4,627,926 (July 2007 est.)total population: 79.67 years
male: 77.04 years
female: 82.46 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Norwegian, Sami 20,000Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
LanguagesLiteracy
Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalitiesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
constitutional monarchy Oslo
IndependanceNational day
7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union)Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)
ConstitutionLegal system
17 May 1814; amended many timesmixture of customary law, civil law system, and common law traditions; Supreme Court renders advisory opinions to legislature when asked; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$261.7 billion (2006 est.)3% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$47,800 (2006 est.)3.5% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%2.3% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$122.6 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$59.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$49.62 billion (August 2006 est.)Norwegian krone (NOK)
Military expenditures
1.9% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden 323,802 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coastpetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
4.755 million (2005).no
Internet hostsInternet users
1.364 million (2006)3.14 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
99 (2006)4,077 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
92,513 km condensate 508 km; gas 5,910 km; oil 2,557 km; oil/gas/water 746 km (2006)