NORWAY
FAST FACTS Capital city: Oslo Time zone: GMT+1 hour National day: 17 May Official name: Kingdom of Norway (Kongeriket Norge, Kongeriket Noreg) System of government: Constitutional monarchy, Parliamentary democracy Population: 4 985 870 (1 January 2012) Indigenous Sami population: ca. 60 000 Official languages: Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk), Sami Religion: Protestant Christianity Currency: Norwegian kroner, 1 krone = 100 øre EUR 1 = NOK 7. 4
THE ROYAL HOUSE OF NORWAY Harald V, King of Norway, born 21/02/1937 Sonja, Queen of Norway, born 4/07/1937 Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, born 20/07/1973 Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, born 19/08/1973 Ingrid Alexandra, Princess of Norway, born 21/01/2004 Sverre Magnus, Prince of Norway, born 3/12/2005
GEOGRAPHIC POSITION & THE MOST Compass extremes North: Knivskjelodden (main land) North: Svalbard archipelago South: Pysen West: Holmebåen East: Hornøya 71° 11‘ 09'‘ N 80° 48’ 00’’ N 57° 57'31'‘ N 04° 29'57'‘ E 31° 10'07'‘ E Shared international borders, total 2 562 km Sweden 1 630 km Finland 736 km Russia 196 km Straight-line distance (main land) 1 752 km Area of Kingdom of Norway (67 th) 385 186 km 2 Area of Svalbard 61 022 km 2 Number of islands Ca. 50 000 Largest lake: Mjøsa 362 km 2 Longest river: Glomma 600 km st in Europe) Highest waterfall: Vinnufossen (1 860 m Highest mountain: Galdhøpiggen 2 469 m Longest fjord: Sognefjorden 204 km Largest glacier: Jostedalsbreen 487 km 2
TERRITORY 5 regions (non-official): Northern Norway Central Norway Western (Fjord) Norway Eastern Norway Southern Norway 20 counties (fylker) 430 municipalities (kommuner) + Svalbard Jan Mayen Largest cities: Oslo - 925, 000 Bergen - 238, 000 Stavanger - 201, 000
CLIMATE Northern lights , Tromso Svalbard North Cape Tromsø Bodø Polar Day & Polar Night Period of darkness Latitude Midnight sun (N) End Start 78. 2 71. 2 69. 7 67. 3 19 Apr. -21 Aug. 13 May-28 July 19 May-22 July 03 June-07 July 17 Feb. 24 Jan. 17 Jan. 28 Dec. 25 Oct. 18 Nov. 25 Nov. 14 Dec.
ENVIRONMENT Forlandet National Park , Svalbard, island of Prins Karls Forland Number 33 2 010 195 474 Area, km 2 29 960 (7%) 4 958 16 288 427 (Continental Norway) Svalbard National parks: 7, 14 500 km 2, 24% of territory
ECONOMY GDP: $ 338 bln (25 th) GDP per capita: $ 59, 600 (2 nd) Main industries: oil & petroleum, food & beverages, machinery & equipment, fishing, shipbuilding Average month salary: NOK 36, 000 ($ 6, 400) Unemployment rate: 3%
TROLLS VIKINGS
FAMOUS NORWEGIANS
SPORTS Holmenkollen, Oslo
FJORDS
BERGEN
TROMSØ
OSLO
…and something else Lærdal Tunnel Nordkapp (North Cape) Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, Alta The Flåm railway, Flåm - Myrdal