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 (01.01.21):
5,391,369
Main urban areas (October 2020):
Oslo 697,010
Bergen 259,958
Stavanger/ Sandnes 228,287
Trondheim 189,271
Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg 116,373
Drammen 109,416
Porsgrunn/ Skien 93,778
Kristiansand 64,596
Ålesund 53,905
Tønsberg 53,018
Life expectancy:
Men: 81.2 years
Women: 84.7 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), 17.07.2021: 100 JPY = 7.55 NOK