Norway Geography

Country Name: Kingdom of Norway

Capital City: Oslo

Population: 4,610,820 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.38% (2006)

Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)

Languages: Bokmal, Nynorsk Norwegian

Area: 324,220 sq km

Inflation Rate: 2.3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 3.5% (2006)

Domain extension: .no

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF NORWAY

Location:

Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden

Geographic Co-ordinates:

62 00 N, 10 00 E

Area - total:

323,802 sq km

Area - total:

323,802 sq km

Area - land:

307,442 sq km

Area - water:

16,360 sq km

Land Boundaries:

2,542 km

Border Countries:

Finland 727 km, Sweden 1,619 km, Russia 196 km

Terrain:

glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north

Elevation - highest point:

Galdhopiggen 2,469 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Norwegian Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower

Arable Land:

2.70%

Permanent Crops:

Other Land Use:

97.3% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

rockslides, avalanches