Place:Outline of Norway
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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Norway
The Flag of Norway
The Coat of arms of Norway
The location of Norway
An enlargeable map of the Norway
An enlargeable map of continental Norway
The following outline provides an overview of, and topical guide to, the Norway .
Norway is a sovereign constitutional monarchy, located principally in the western part of Scandinavia in Northern Europe.[1] The country has land borders with Sweden, Finland , and Russia , while the United Kingdom and the Faroe Islands lie to its west across the North Sea and Denmark to its south across the Skagerrak strait. The country's long and glaciated Atlantic coastline is deeply indented by fjords, rising precipitously to high plateaux.
Norway also includes the Arctic island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard is based upon the Spitsbergen Treaty, but that treaty does not apply to Jan Mayen. Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean and Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land in Antarctica are external dependencies, but those three entities do not form part of the kingdom.
Since World War II, Norway has experienced rapid economic growth, and is now amongst the wealthiest countries in the world.[lower-alpha 1] Norway is the world's third largest oil exporter after Russia and Saudi Arabia and the petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of GDP.[2] It has also rich resources of gas fields, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals. Norway was the second largest exporter of seafood (in value, after China) in 2006.[3] Other main industries include food processing, shipbuilding, metals, chemicals, mining and pulp and paper products. Norway has a Scandinavian welfare system and the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation.
Norway was ranked highest of all countries in human development from 2001 to 2006, and came second in 2007 (to fellow Nordic country Iceland).[lower-alpha 2] It also rated the most peaceful country in the world in a 2007 survey by Global Peace Index.[4] It is a founding member of NATO.
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Norway
- Pronunciation: Norwegian phonology
- Common English country name: Norway
- Official English country name: The Norway
- Common endonym(s): Norge (Bokmål), Noreg (Nynorsk), Norga (Northern Sami), Vuodna (Lule Sami) or Nöörje (Southern Sami)
- Official endonym(s): Kongeriket Norge (Bokmål), Kongeriket Noreg (Nynorsk), Norgga gonagasriika (Northern Sami), Vuona gånågisrijkka (Lule Sami) or Nöörjen gånkarïjhke (Southern Sami)
- Adjectival(s): Norwegian
- Demonym(s): Norwegian(s)
- Etymology: Name of Norway
- ISO country codes: NO, NOR, 578
- ISO region codes: See NO
- Internet country code top-level domain: .no
Geography of Norway
An enlargeable topographic map of Norway
Geography of Norway
- Norway is: a Nordic country
- A member state of NATO
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Norway
- High: Galdhøpiggen 2,469 m (8,100 ft)
- Low: Norwegian Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,542 km
Sweden 1,619 km
Finland 727 km
Russia 196 km
- Coastline: 83,281 km
- Population of Norway: 5,367,580[5]
- Area of Norway: 385,252 km2
- Atlas of Norway
Environment of Norway
An enlargeable satellite image of Norway
- Climate of Norway
- Festningen Geotope Protected Area
- Renewable energy in Norway
- Geology of Norway
- Protected areas of Norway
- Biosphere reserves in Norway
- National parks of Norway
- Wildlife of Norway
- Fauna of Norway
- Birds of Norway
- Mammals of Norway
- Fauna of Norway
Natural geographic features of Norway
- Fjords of Norway
- Glaciers of Norway
- Islands of Norway
- Lakes of Norway
- Mountains of Norway
- Volcanoes in Norway
- Rivers of Norway
- World Heritage Sites in Norway
Regions of Norway
Regions of Norway
Ecoregions of Norway
List of ecoregions in Norway
- Ecoregions in Norway
Administrative divisions of Norway
Administrative divisions of Norway
- Districts of Norway (historical)
- Counties of Norway (modern)
- Municipalities of Norway
Districts of Norway
Districts of Norway
- List of traditional Norwegian districts
Counties of Norway
Counties of Norway
- Capital of Norway: Oslo
- List of Norwegian counties
Municipalities of Norway
Municipalities of Norway
- Capital of Norway: Oslo
- Cities of Norway
Demography of Norway
Demographics of Norway
Government and politics of Norway
Politics of Norway
- Form of government: unitary parliamentary, representative democratic constitutional monarchy
- Capital of Norway: Oslo
- Elections in Norway
- Political parties in Norway
- Taxation in Norway
Monarchy of Norway
- Monarchy of Norway
- History of the Norwegian monarchy
- Norwegian royal family
- Family tree of Norwegian monarchs
- Succession to the Norwegian throne
- Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
- Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
- Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
- Coronations in Norway
- Norwegian order of precedence
- Regalia of Norway
- Norwegian Crown Prince's Coronet
- Queen of Norway's Crown
- Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs
- Royal Police Escort
- Thrones of Norway
- Republicanism in Norway
Branches of the government of Norway
Government of Norway
Executive branch of the government of Norway
- Head of state: Harald V, King of Norway
- Head of government: Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway
- Cabinet of Norway
Legislative branch of the government of Norway
- Parliament of Norway (unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Norway
Court system of Norway
- Supreme Court of Norway
Foreign relations of Norway
Foreign relations of Norway
- Diplomatic missions in Norway
- Diplomatic missions of Norway
International organization membership
The Kingdom of Norway is a member of:[1]
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Law and order in Norway
Law of Norway
- Capital punishment in Norway
- Constitution of Norway
- Crime in Norway
- Domestic violence in Norway
- Human rights in Norway
- LGBT rights in Norway
- Freedom of religion in Norway
- Law enforcement in Norway
Military of Norway
Military of Norway
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of Norway
- Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- Army of Norway
- Navy of Norway
- Air Force of Norway
- Special forces of Norway
- Military history of Norway
- Military ranks of Norway
Local government in Norway
Local government in Norway
History of Norway
History of Norway
- Military history of Norway
Culture of Norway
Culture of Norway
- Architecture of Norway
- Vernacular architecture in Norway
- Cuisine of Norway
- Languages of Norway
- Media in Norway
- Museums in Norway
- National symbols of Norway
- Coat of arms of Norway
- Flag of Norway
- List of flags of Norway
- National anthem of Norway
- People of Norway
- List of Norwegians
- List of Norwegian architects
- List of Norwegian mathematicians
- Niels Henrik Abel
- List of things named after Niels Henrik Abel
- Abel Prize
- List of things named after Niels Henrik Abel
- Carl Anton Bjerknes
- Vilhelm Bjerknes
- Bernt Michael Holmboe
- Sophus Lie
- Idun Reiten
- Atle Selberg
- Thoralf Skolem
- Carl Størmer
- Niels Henrik Abel
- List of Norwegian sportspeople
- Erling Haaland
- List of Norwegian writers
- List of Norwegian women writers
- Henrik Ibsen
- List of Norwegians
- Prostitution in Norway
- Public holidays in Norway
- Religion in Norway
- Buddhism in Norway
- Christianity in Norway
- Church of Norway
- Roman Catholicism in Norway
- Pentecostalism in Norway
- Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway
- Eastern Orthodoxy in Norway
- Oriental Orthodoxy in Norway
- Baptism in Norway
- Adventism in Norway
- Hinduism in Norway
- Islam in Norway
- Ahmadiyya in Norway
- Judaism in Norway
- World Heritage Sites in Norway
Art in Norway
- Cinema of Norway
- Lists of Norwegian films
- List of Norwegian films before 1930
- List of Norwegian films of the 1930s
- List of Norwegian films of the 1940s
- List of Norwegian films of the 1950s
- List of Norwegian films of the 1960s
- List of Norwegian films of the 1970s
- List of Norwegian films of the 1980s
- List of Norwegian films of the 1990s
- List of Norwegian films of the 2000s
- List of Norwegian films of the 2010s
- List of Norwegian films of the 2020s
- Lists of Norwegian films
- Literature of Norway
- List of Norwegian writers
- Music of Norway
- List of Norwegian musicians
- Television in Norway
- List of Norwegian television series
- List of Norwegian television channels
Sports in Norway
- Football in Norway
- Norway at the Olympics
- Rugby league in Norway
Economy and infrastructure of Norway
Economy of Norway
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 23rd (twenty-third)
- Agriculture in Norway
- Banking in Norway
- National Bank of Norway
- Communications in Norway
- Internet in Norway
- Companies of Norway
- Currency of Norway: Krone
- ISO 4217: NOK
- Energy in Norway
- Energy policy of Norway
- Oil industry in Norway
- Health care in Norway
- Mining in Norway
- Oslo Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Norway
- Transport in Norway
- Airports in Norway
- Rail transport in Norway
- Roads in Norway
- Whaling in Norway
- Water supply and sanitation in Norway
Education in Norway
Education in Norway
See also
- Index of Norway-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member states of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
Notes
- ↑ See List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita, List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita, and List of countries by current account balance.
- ↑ Human Development Index. Note that although Norway and Iceland's scores are the same to three decimal places, Iceland ranks higher when the decimal is expanded.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Norway". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/norway/.
- ↑ UPDATE 1-Statistics Norway raises '07 GDP outlook, cuts '08
- ↑ "FAO Globefish global trends 2006". http://www.globefish.org/filedownload.php?fileId=560.
- ↑ "Norway rated most peaceful nation". BBC News. May 30, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/6704767.stm.
- ↑ "Population, annually per 1 january". Statistics Norway. February 27, 2020. https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/folkemengde/aar-per-1-januar.
External links
- Norway.no, Norway's official portal.
- Norway.info
- Minifacts about Norway from Statistics Norway
- VisitNorway.com, official travel guide to Norway.
- Gymlink.no, a directory of gyms in Norway for visitors and tourists.
- Olive.no, a guide to restaurants in Norway.
- Pictures from Norway
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