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