Kingdom of Norway Kongeriket Norge*
*Kongeriket Noreg :
*Motto: * Royal: *Alt for Norge* / *Alt for Noreg*
("Everything for Norway")
*1814 Eidsvoll oath:*
*Enig og tro til Dovre faller*
("United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble") :
*Anthem: **Ja, vi elsker dette landet*
*Royal anthem: **Kongesangen* :
Location of *Norway* (orange)
on the European continent (white) :
*Capital*
(and largest city) :
Oslo
59°56′N 10°41′E / 59.933, 10.683
Official languages :
Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)1
*Ethnic groups* :
94% Norwegian, Sami, 6.0% other[1]
Government :
Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy
Government Monarch :
Harald V
Government Prime Minister :
Jens Stoltenberg (Ap)
Government Storting President :
Thorbj?rn Jagland (Ap)
Government Current coalition :
(Ap, SV, Sp)
Establishment Unification :
872
Establishment Constitution :
-31276
Establishment Independence from personal union with Sweden :
declared 7 June 1905
Area Total :
385,252 km² (61st2)
148,746 sq mi
Population 2008 estimate :
4,785,200 (October 1st 2008) (114th)
Population Density :
12/km² (202nd)
31/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (PPP) Total :
$247.956 billion[2] (43rd)
*GDP* (PPP) Per capita :
$53,152[2] (IMF) (3rd)
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (nominal) Total :
$389.457 billion[2] (23rd)
*GDP* (nominal) Per capita :
$83,484[2] (IMF) (2nd)
*Gini* (2000) :
25.8 (low) (6th)
*HDI* (2007) :
▲ 0.968 (high) (2nd)
Currency :
Norwegian krone (NOK)
Time zone Summer (DST) :
CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD :
.no, .sj and .bv
1 :
Northern Sami is used in the municipal administration of six municipalities,
Lule Sami in one, Finnish/Kven in one, and Southern Sami in one.
2 :
Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
3 :
This percentage is for the mainland and also includes glaciers[3]
4 :
Statistics Norway estimation (5 September 2006) using variant MMMM from Table
10[4]
5 :
Two more TLDs have been assigned, but to date not used: .sj for Svalbard and
Jan Mayen; .bv for Bouvet Island.
Kingdom of Norway Kongeriket Norge*
*Kongeriket Noreg :
*Motto: * Royal: *Alt for Norge* / *Alt for Noreg*
("Everything for Norway")
*1814 Eidsvoll oath:*
*Enig og tro til Dovre faller*
("United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble") :
*Anthem: **Ja, vi elsker dette landet*
*Royal anthem: **Kongesangen* :
Location of *Norway* (orange)
on the European continent (white) :
*Capital*
(and largest city) :
Oslo
59?56?N 10?41?E? / ?59.933, 10.683
Official languages :
Norwegian (Bokm?l and Nynorsk)1
*Ethnic groups* :
94% Norwegian, Sami, 6.0% other[1]
Government :
Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy
Prime Minister :
Jens Stoltenberg (Ap)
Storting President :
Thorbj?rn Jagland (Ap)
Current coalition :
(Ap, SV, Sp)
Independence from personal union with Sweden :
declared 7 June 1905
Total :
385,252 km? (61st2)
148,746 sq mi
2008 estimate :
4,785,200 (October 1st 2008) (114th)
Density :
12/km? (202nd)
31/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
Total :
$247.956 billion[2] (43rd)
Per capita :
$53,152[2] (IMF) (3rd)
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
Total :
$389.457 billion[2] (23rd)
Per capita :
$83,484[2] (IMF) (2nd)
*Gini* (2000) :
25.8 (low) (6th)
*HDI* (2007) :
? 0.968 (high) (2nd)
Currency :
Norwegian krone (NOK)
Summer (DST) :
CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD :
.no, .sj and .bv
1 :
Northern Sami is used in the municipal administration of six municipalities,
Lule Sami in one, Finnish/Kven in one, and Southern Sami in one.
2 :
Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
3 :
This percentage is for the mainland and also includes glaciers[3]
4 :
Statistics Norway estimation (5 September 2006) using variant MMMM from Table
10[4]
5 :
Two more TLDs have been assigned, but to date not used: .sj for Svalbard and
Jan Mayen; .bv for Bouvet Island.
