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Norway in 100 seconds

Head of state:

H.M. King Harald V
H.M. Queen Sonja

Prime Minister: 

Erna Solberg (Conservative 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 (30.09.2017): 

5.290.288

Main cities (30.09.2017):

Oslo 672.062
Bergen 279.914
Trondheim 192.847
Stavanger 133.233
Kristiansand  91.428
Fredrikstad 80.867
Sandnes 76.169
Tromsø 75.428
Drammen 68.759
Sarpsborg 55.421

Life expectancy:

Men: 80,4 years
Women: 84,2 years

Geographically facts:

Length of common frontiers: 2.532 km

  • Sweden 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), 02.01.2016: 1 KRW = 0,7666 NOK