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Geopolitical and historical information on the Western European country of Norway.

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Geopolitical and historical information on the Western European country of Norway.

The Radical Humaneness of Norway's Halden Prison - The New York Times

The goal of the Norwegian penal system is to get inmates out of it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/magazine/the-radical-humaneness-of-norways-halden-prison.html?_r=0
The World Factbook - Norway

The World Factbook for Norway
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html
Norway Facts, Information, Pictures - Encyclopedia

Learn aboutnNorway, officially Kingdom of Norway, constitutional monarchy.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Norway.aspx
Norway - Find the Data

Data and information about Norway.
http://country-facts.findthedata.com/l/179/Norway
Norway Country Profile 2014 - Index Mundi

Complete profile for Norway. Includes country demographics, geography, government, economy, telecommunications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
http://www.indexmundi.com/norway/
My Little Norway: Discover the Kingdom of the North

Your Center for discovering the culture of Norway.
http://mylittlenorway.com
Foods of Norway

Foods of Norway are some of the best reasons to love this country. Find here great recipes and cooking ideas.
http://www.norway-hei.com/foods-of-norway.html
Norwegian Culture and Values - NHH

In some ways Norwegian culture is a little different from other advanced industrial countries. Norway was relatively late to urbanise and until the early 20th century it was still a country largely made up of farmers and fishermen.
http://www.nhh.no/Default.aspx?ID=785
Norway: History and Geography - Britannica

Country of northern Europe that occupies the western half of the Scandinavian peninsula. Nearly half of the inhabitants of the country live in the far south, in the region around.
http://www.britannica.com/place/Norway
Culture of Norway: History, People, Clothing, Traditions - Every Culture

Norwegians have an acute sense of identity fostered by a nineteenth century national romantic movement and by the country's emergence in 1905 as an independent constitutional monarchy. The small scale of Norwegian society, with a population of little more than four million, also promotes cultural sharing.
http://www.everyculture.com/No-Sa/Norway.html
Norwegian Culture and Etiquette

Guide to Norway and Norwegian culture, customs, society, language, etiquette, manners and protocol.
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/norway-country-profile.html
Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway

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Kingdom of Norway

Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål)
Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk)

(in other official languages)^[1]
Kven	Norjan kuninkhaanvaltakunta
Northern Sami	Norgga gonagasriika
Southern Sami	Nöörjen gånkarïjhke
Lule Sami	Vuona gånågisrijkka

Flag

Coat of arms

Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet
(English: "Yes, we love this country")

Royal anthem: Kongesangen
(English: "King's Song")

Location of the Kingdom of Norway (green)

in Europe (green and dark grey)

Capital

and largest city

Oslo
59°56′N 10°41′E / 59.933°N 10.683°E

Official languages

Norwegian^{[note 1]}
Sámi^[2]^{[note 2]}

Recognised national languages

Ethnic groups

(2021) ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

81.5% Norwegian^{[note 3]}
18.5% non-Norwegian

Religion

(2024) ^[9] ^[10]

68.5% Christianity
- - 61.7% Church of Norway^{[note 4]}
  - 6.8% other Christian
27.3% no religion
3.4% Islam
0.8% other

Demonym(s)

Norwegian

Government

Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch

Harald V

• Prime Minister

Jonas Gahr Støre

• President of the Storting

Masud Gharahkhani

• Chief Justice

Toril Marie Øie

Legislature

Storting

Unification

of the petty kingdoms

• State established

872

• Peak extent of the Old Kingdom

1263

• Kalmar Union (personal union)

1397

• Denmark–Norway (real union)

1524

• State re-established ^[12]

25 February 1814

• Constitution

17 May 1814

• Kingdoms of Sweden–Norway (personal union)

4 November 1814

• Union dissolved

7 June 1905

Area

• Total

385,207 km² (148,729 sq mi)^[14] (61st^b)

• Water (%)

5.32 (2015)^[13]

Population

• 2025 estimate

5,594,340^[15] (116th)

• Density

14.5/km² (37.6/sq mi) (224th)

GDP (PPP)

2025 estimate

• Total

$576.236 billion^[16] (49th)

• Per capita

$103,446^[16] (5th)

GDP (nominal)

2024 estimate

• Total

$503.752 billion^[16] (33rd)

• Per capita

$90,434^[16] (4th)

Gini (2020)

25.3^[17]
low inequality

HDI (2023)

0.970^[18]
very high (2nd)

Currency

Norwegian krone (NOK)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer ( DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Date format

dd.mm.yyyy

.no^d

Website
norge.no

Includes the mainland, Svalbard and Jan Mayen.^[14] Without the integral territories, it is the 67th largest country at 323,802^[19] square kilometres.
This percentage is for the mainland, Svalbard, and Jan Mayen. This percentage counts glaciers as "land". It's calculated as 19,940.14/(365,246.17+19,940.14).^{[citation needed]}
Two more TLDs have been assigned, but are not used: .sj for Svalbard and Jan Mayen; .bv for Bouvet Island.

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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The Radical Humaneness of Norway's Halden Prison - The New York Times

The goal of the Norwegian penal system is to get inmates out of it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/magazine/the-radical-humaneness-of-norways-halden-prison.html?_r=0
The World Factbook - Norway

The World Factbook for Norway
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html
Norway Facts, Information, Pictures - Encyclopedia

Learn aboutnNorway, officially Kingdom of Norway, constitutional monarchy.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Norway.aspx
Norway - Find the Data

Data and information about Norway.
http://country-facts.findthedata.com/l/179/Norway
Norway Country Profile 2014 - Index Mundi

Complete profile for Norway. Includes country demographics, geography, government, economy, telecommunications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
http://www.indexmundi.com/norway/
My Little Norway: Discover the Kingdom of the North

Your Center for discovering the culture of Norway.
http://mylittlenorway.com
Foods of Norway

Foods of Norway are some of the best reasons to love this country. Find here great recipes and cooking ideas.
http://www.norway-hei.com/foods-of-norway.html
Norwegian Culture and Values - NHH

In some ways Norwegian culture is a little different from other advanced industrial countries. Norway was relatively late to urbanise and until the early 20th century it was still a country largely made up of farmers and fishermen.
http://www.nhh.no/Default.aspx?ID=785
Norway: History and Geography - Britannica

Country of northern Europe that occupies the western half of the Scandinavian peninsula. Nearly half of the inhabitants of the country live in the far south, in the region around.
http://www.britannica.com/place/Norway
Culture of Norway: History, People, Clothing, Traditions - Every Culture

Norwegians have an acute sense of identity fostered by a nineteenth century national romantic movement and by the country's emergence in 1905 as an independent constitutional monarchy. The small scale of Norwegian society, with a population of little more than four million, also promotes cultural sharing.
http://www.everyculture.com/No-Sa/Norway.html
Norwegian Culture and Etiquette

Guide to Norway and Norwegian culture, customs, society, language, etiquette, manners and protocol.
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/norway-country-profile.html
Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway

Kingdom of Norway

Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål)
Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk)

(in other official languages)^[1]
Kven	Norjan kuninkhaanvaltakunta
Northern Sami	Norgga gonagasriika
Southern Sami	Nöörjen gånkarïjhke
Lule Sami	Vuona gånågisrijkka

Flag

Coat of arms

Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet
(English: "Yes, we love this country")

Royal anthem: Kongesangen
(English: "King's Song")

Location of the Kingdom of Norway (green)

in Europe (green and dark grey)

Capital

and largest city

Oslo
59°56′N 10°41′E / 59.933°N 10.683°E

Official languages

Norwegian^{[note 1]}
Sámi^[2]^{[note 2]}

Recognised national languages

Ethnic groups

(2021) ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

81.5% Norwegian^{[note 3]}
18.5% non-Norwegian

Religion

(2024) ^[9] ^[10]

68.5% Christianity
- - 61.7% Church of Norway^{[note 4]}
  - 6.8% other Christian
27.3% no religion
3.4% Islam
0.8% other

Demonym(s)

Norwegian

Government

Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch

Harald V

• Prime Minister

Jonas Gahr Støre

• President of the Storting

Masud Gharahkhani

• Chief Justice

Toril Marie Øie

Legislature

Storting

Unification

of the petty kingdoms

• State established

872

• Peak extent of the Old Kingdom

1263

• Kalmar Union (personal union)

1397

• Denmark–Norway (real union)

1524

• State re-established ^[12]

25 February 1814

• Constitution

17 May 1814

• Kingdoms of Sweden–Norway (personal union)

4 November 1814

• Union dissolved

7 June 1905

Area

• Total

385,207 km² (148,729 sq mi)^[14] (61st^b)

• Water (%)

5.32 (2015)^[13]

Population

• 2025 estimate

5,594,340^[15] (116th)

• Density

14.5/km² (37.6/sq mi) (224th)

GDP (PPP)

2025 estimate

• Total

$576.236 billion^[16] (49th)

• Per capita

$103,446^[16] (5th)

GDP (nominal)

2024 estimate

• Total

$503.752 billion^[16] (33rd)

• Per capita

$90,434^[16] (4th)

Gini (2020)

25.3^[17]
low inequality

HDI (2023)

0.970^[18]
very high (2nd)

Currency

Norwegian krone (NOK)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer ( DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Date format

dd.mm.yyyy

.no^d

Website
norge.no

Includes the mainland, Svalbard and Jan Mayen.^[14] Without the integral territories, it is the 67th largest country at 323,802^[19] square kilometres.
This percentage is for the mainland, Svalbard, and Jan Mayen. This percentage counts glaciers as "land". It's calculated as 19,940.14/(365,246.17+19,940.14).^{[citation needed]}
Two more TLDs have been assigned, but are not used: .sj for Svalbard and Jan Mayen; .bv for Bouvet Island.

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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