| Head of State: |
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway |
| Head of Government: |
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg |
| Area: |
385 155 km2 |
Population
(per 30 January 2008): |
4 741 852 |
| Population per km2: |
12.1 |
| 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 2 156 billion (EUR 268,2 billion) |
| GDP (per capita, 2006): |
NOK 463 000 (EUR 57 600) |
| Currency: |
Norwegian kroner (NOK)
1 krone = 100 øre |
| Constitution Day: |
17 May |
| Population growth (2007): |
0.9 |
Average life expectancy
(2007): |
female: 82.7 years
male: 78.1 years |
Edited from Aschehoug and Gyldendal's Norwegian Encyclopedia and Statistics Norway