| 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 April 2008): |
4 753 373 |
| 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 (2007): |
NOK 2 277 billion (EUR 283,5 billion) |
| GDP (per capita, 2007): |
NOK 483 725 (EUR 60 191) |
| 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