| Head of State: |
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway |
| Head of Government: |
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg |
| Area: |
385 155 km2 |
Population
(as per 1 January 2006): |
4 640 219 |
| Population per km2: |
12.1 |
| Capital city: |
Oslo |
Language:
|
Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)
(In some districts, Sámi is also an
official language) |
| State Church: |
Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran) |
| GDP (2005): |
NOK 1 906 billion (EUR 243,3 billion) |
| GDP (per capita, 2005): |
NOK 412 000 (EUR 52 600) |
| Currency: |
Norwegian kroner (NOK)
1 krone = 100 øre |
| Constitution Day: |
17 May |
| Population growth (2005): |
0.7 |
Average life expectancy
(2005): |
female: 82.5 years
male: 77.7 years |
Edited from Aschehoug and Gyldendal's Norwegian Encyclopedia and Statistics Norway