Kingdom of Norway
Motto: Anthem: Capitaland largest city
Oslo 59°56′N 10°41′E / 59.933°N 10.683°E / 59.933; 10.683 Official languages Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk )Ethnic groups
81% Norwegians , 2% Sámi , 17% other Demonym(s) Norwegian Government Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy King Harald V Jonas Gahr Støre (Ap )Masud Gharahkhani (Ap ) (2021–) Toril Marie Øie (2016)Ap , Sp Legislature Stortinget L Sámediggi 872 17 May 1814 7 June 1905 8 May 1945 • Total
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5.73 • 2024 estimate
5,550,203 (120th ) • 2001 census
4,858,200 • Density
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$255.285 billion • Per capita
$52,012 GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate • Total
$414.462 billion • Per capita
$84,443 Gini (2000) 25.8low · 5th HDI (2022) 0.966very high · 2nd Currency Norwegian krone (NOK )Time zone UTC +1 (CET )UTC +2 (CEST )Date format dd.mm.yyyy Driving side right Calling code 47 ISO 3166 code NO Internet TLD .no 2 Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen . (Without these two areas, the area of Norway is 323,802 km2 , placing it 67th in the world. ) Two more TLDs have been assigned, but to date not used: .sj for Svalbard and Jan Mayen; .bv for Bouvet Island . This percentage is for the mainland and also includes glaciers
Norway is a country in the north of Europe . It is the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula . The mainland of Norway is surrounded by the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean on the west side, and borders Russia , Finland , and Sweden to the east. The southern coast touches the Oslofjord , Skagerrak , and the North Sea .
The Monarchy of Norway has been independent since 1814. Its head of state is a king - Harald the 5th (as of 2022). The national day is May 17, which celebrates Norway's constitution of 1814. The parliament is called Stortinget and its members are elected by the people every 4 years.