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Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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Main languages: | Norwegian |
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Other languages: | Danish, Finnish, Lappish, Sami, Swedish |
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Currency: |
Norwegian kroner (NOK) €1 = kr0.00, $1 = kr8.33, £1 = kr11.08 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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Internet Domain: | .no | International Dialling Code: 47 |
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For help planning your trip to Norway including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Norway trip planning page.
Further information on Norway
Discover more about Norway - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 323,802 sq km (16,360 sq km under water)
Coastline: 25,148 km (North Sea, Norwegian Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Finland (727km), Russia (196km), Sweden (1,619km)
Highest mountain: Galdhopiggen (2,469m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Norway from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
Index | Status | Rank | |
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Freedom in the World | Free | - | |
Democracy Index | Full democracy | 1/167 | |
Economic Freedom | Mostly Free | 27/179 | |
Press Freedom | Good situation | 2/179 | |
ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - | |
Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 5/174 | |
Overall Ranking: | 3/195 |
Other Data & Links
Full name: Kingdom of Norway Status: Independent Country
Population: 5,147,792 (rank: 119/196) Density: 15.8 people/sq km (rank: 168/196)
Ethnic groups: Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate)
Religions: Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
GDP (PPP): $282.2 billion GDP per capita: $55,400 (rank: 6/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.