Head of state:
H.M. King Harald V
H.M. Queen Sonja
Prime Minister: Jonas Gahr Støre (Labor Party)
Areal (total):
Norway 385,155 km2
- Svalbard 61,020 km2
- Jan Mayen 377 km2
Norway (not incl. Svalbard and Jan Mayen) 323,758 km2
Bouvet Island 49 km2
Peter Island 156 km2
Queen Maud Land
Population (18.11.2021):
5,415,166
Main urban areas (26.10.21):
Oslo 1,043,168
(Oslo, Bærum, Asker, Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nordre Follo, Rælingen, Nittedal, Lier)
Bergen 265,470
Stavanger/Sandnes 229,911
Trondheim 191,771
Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg 117,663
Drammen 110,236
Porsgrunn/Skien 94,102
Kristiansand 64,913
Ålesund 54,399
Tønsberg 53,818
Life expectancy:
Men: 81,2 years
Women: 84,7 years
Geographically facts:
Length of common frontiers: 2,532 kmSweden 1,630 km
- Finland 736 km
- Russia 196 km
- Shortest distance north/south 1,752 km
Length of the continental coastline 21,465 km
- Not incl. Fjords and bays 2,650 km
Greatest width of the country 430 km
Least width of the country 6,3 km
Largest lake: Mjøsa 369 km2
Longest river: Glomma 601 km
Highest waterfall: Skykkjedalsfossen 300 m
Highest mountain: Galdhøpiggen 2,469 m
Largest glacier: Jostedalsbreen 474 km2
Longest fjord: Sognefjorden 204 km
Monetary unit:
NOK (Krone), 07.01.2022: 100 CNY = 139,17 NOK