Norway: Introduction

Capital: Oslo

Population

Total Population: 4,885,240

Annual Growth Rate: 1.2%

Density: 16 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 77.6%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Oslo (560,000); Bergen (250,000); Trondheim (165,000); Stravanger (120,000); Baerum (110,000).

Ethnic Origins: Norwegian 94,4 % (includes the Sami, about 60000 people), other European 3,6 %, other 2 %

Official Language: Nearly all Norwegians speak the official language, Norwegian. It has two written forms, Bokmål and Nynorsk. Bokmål is more common of the two. In some districts Sami (spoken by the Sami minority) is also an official language.

Other Languages Spoken: Official language : Norwegian
Business languages: Norwegian & English.

Business Language(s): Most Norwegians speak at least some English. Business people speak excellent English.

Religion: Protestants 87,5%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2,4%, Muslim 1,8%, other 8,1%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Oslo

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK)

Country Overview

Area: 323,780 km²

Type of State: A constitutional monarchy based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, OECD member.
Second GDP per capita in the world; best index of quality of life in the world; economy very dependent on the revenue generated by petroleum exploitation

HDI*: 0.938/1

HDI (World Rank): 1/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

-6°

Low: -12° | High: -4°

Humidity: 100% | Wind: -6 km/h
Sunrise: 8:15 am | Sunset: 4:43 pm

Oslo, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Norway, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Norway, Dial +47

Internet Suffix: .no

Computers: 62.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 42.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 84.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	64,261	80,297	90,293	69,292	76,902
Exports of Goods (million USD)	122,208	136,354	172,621	120,880	131,683
Imports of Services (million USD)	31,135	38,753	43,990	36,291	40,639
Exports of Services (million USD)	33,057	40,196	44,810	38,261	40,191

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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