Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Bergen
|
213,585
|
2020
|
Oslo
|
580,000
|
2020
|
Stavanger
|
121,610
|
2020
|
Region: |
Europe |
Population: |
4,836,456 |
Area Total: |
342,220km2 |
Area Land: |
307,860km2 |
Coast Line: |
21,925km |
Capital: |
Oslo |
Climate: |
Temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior; rainy year-round on west coast |
Languages: |
Norwegian (official) small Lapp and Finnish-speaking minorities |
Currency: |
1 Norwegian krone (NOK$) = 100 oere |
Holiday: |
Constitution Day, 17 May (1814) |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 24.90°F |
July: |
°C / 56.20°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 44.1" |
Boundaries
|
Sweden
|
1,619 km
|
Finland
|
729 km
|
Russia
|
167 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Norwegian (Nordic, Alpine, Baltic)
|
99.00%
|
Lapps (Sami)
|
1.00%
|
Religions
|
Evangelical Lutheran
|
86.00%
|
Unknown
|
10.00%
|
Other Protestant and Roman Catholic
|
3.00%
|
other
|
1.00%
|
CountryWire
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