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Kingdom of Norway
Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål)
Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk)
FlagCoat of arms
Motto: Royal: Alt for Norge
("Everything for Norway")
1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enig og tro til Dovre faller
("United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble")
Anthem: Ja, vi elsker dette landet(de facto)
("Yes, we love this country")
Norway (National Anthem).ogg

Royal anthemKongesangen
("The King's Song")
Location of  Norway  (dark green)[Legend]
Location of  Norway  (dark green)

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Capital
(and largest city)
Oslo
59°56′N10°41′E / 59.933°N 10.683°E / 59.933; 10.683
Official language(s)Norwegian
(Bokmål and Nynorsk)
Recognised regional languagesNorthern Sami, Lule Sami, Kven and Southern Sami
Ethnic groups 86.2% Norwegians[1]
2% Sami[2]
11.8% other[1]
DemonymNorwegian
GovernmentUnitaryparliamentaryconstitutional monarchy
 - KingKing Harald V
 - Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg (AP)
 - President of the StortingDag Terje Andersen (AP)
 - Chief JusticeTore Schei
 - Current coalitionRed-Green Coalition
LegislatureStorting
Establishment
 - Unification872 
 - Constitution17 May 1814 
 - Dissolution of union with Sweden7 June 1905 
 - Restoration from German occupation8 May 1945 
Area
 - Total385,252 km2 (61st1)
148,746 sq mi 
 - Water (%)7.03
Population
 - 2012 census5,002,942 [3] 
 - Density15.5/km2 (213th)
35/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2011 estimate
 - Total$265.911 billion[4] 
 - Per capita$53,470[4] 
GDP (nominal)2011 estimate
 - Total$483.650 billion[4] 
 - Per capita$97,254[4] 
Gini (2000)25.8 (low) (5th)
HDI (2011)increase 0.943[5] (very high) (1st)
CurrencyNorwegian krone (NOK)
Time zoneCET(UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Date formatsdd.mm.yyyy
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeNO
Internet TLD.no2
Calling code47
1Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen. (Without these two areas, the area of Norway is 323,802 km2, placing it 67th in the world.[6])
2Two more TLDs have been assigned, but to date not used: .sj for Svalbard and Jan Mayen; .bv for Bouvet Island.
3This percentage is for the mainland and also includes glaciers[7]

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 26, 2012


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