| Basic facts | More information about Norway | Svensk version |
| Norway is probably one of
the most beautiful countries in the world. Here you can find quite a lot of mountains to trekk in. The views, the mixture between snowcovered mountains and the blue water of the fjords, can not be seen in many places of the world. Almost one third of the surface is located north of the Polar Circle. The country is divied in five mainregions: Västlandet, Östlandet, Sörlandet, Nord Norge and Tröndelag. For lovers of outdoorliving, Norway offers almost everything you want. The frequent raining is regretfully a negative point. Norway is absolutely one of my favourite countries and I have visited it during all the seasons. Wintertime it offers fine skiing possibilities, crosscountry as well as downhill. |
In the springtime or during summer you can visit some of the most beautiful places in the
world. The fjords with fruittrees reflected in the deep blue water, and the snowcovered mountains wrapped around the area, is a view you never will forget. One of the most beautiful places, I visited, is the island of Senja, located between Tromsö and Lofoten. Here you can find wild and steep, snowcovered mountains abruptly descending into the sea with seaeagles flying above them. Unforgetably is also fishing on the Varanger-peninsula in the midnightsun, or to visit some of the birdmountains that can be found here. Visit Norway - you will not be disappointed! |
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Midnigthsun at Nordkap |
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The island Senja |
Fishing on Senja |
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Kjeåsen |
Olympic Games in Lillehammer |
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Sulitelma area |
Röldal village |
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Skarberget |
The famous Låtefossen |
Basic facts: |
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longform: Kongerike Norge Area, total: 324 220 sq km Population: 4 481 162 Population/sq km: 13 pers. Coastline: 21 925 km Capital/Population: Oslo / 490 000 Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Norwegia Sea 0 m Highest point: Glittertinden 2 469 m Largest rivers: Glomma Largest lakes: Mjösa Natural resources: Petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel Age structure; % of pop.: 0 - 14 years 20 % 15 - 64 years 65 % 65 years and over: 15 % Pop. growth rate: 0.5 % Birth rate / 1 000 pop.: 13 births Death rate / 1 000 pop.: 10 deaths Infant mortility rate: 4 deaths (deaths / 1 000 live births) Life expectancy at birth: Male / Female 76 / 82 years Ethnic groups: Norwegian (Nordic, Alpine, Baltic) in majority, Lapps |
Religions:
Evang.Lutheran 86 %, other protestants and Roman Catholic, other
14 % Languages: Norwegian Literacy; pop. over 15 years: Male / Female: 99 % / 99 % Independence: October 26, 1905 from Sweden National holiday: May 17, Constitution Day GNP/capita: 33 200 USD Inflation rate; consumer prices: 2.8 % Industr. prod. growth rate: 0.7 % Exports; commodities: Petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, fish Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK) 1 NOK = 100 oere Telephones: 4 000 000 Railways: 4 012 km Highways: 90 741km Airports; total: 103 Military manpover; availability: males age 15 - 49: 1 103 250 Source: CIA Factbook 2000 |
Map over Norway |
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The base in the norwegian flag is the danish flag "Dannebrogen",
which also was Norways flag during the long period under danish superior, 1380 - 1814.
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In the norwegian crest you can find a lion with a battle ax and a crown. These symbols can be traced till the beginning of the 13th century. The lion is a symbol for power and the battle axe was the traditional norwegian wapon in wars. The axe is also a symbol for the protector of the country, the Saint S:t Olof. |
| For more information about
Norway click one of the links below or visit my linkcollection. Lonely Planet or World Factbook |
Todays weather in OSLO |