Norway

Official Name:

Kingdom of Norway (Norway)

Area:

323.802 km ²

Population (2007):

4.627.926 inhabitants

Coastline:

25.148 km (includes mainland 2.650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22.498 km; length of island coastlines 58.133 km)

Capital:

Oslo

Maritime Ports and terminals:

Borg Havn, Bergen, Mo i Rana, Molde, Mongstad, Narvik, Oslo, Sture

Maritime claims:

• Territorial sea: 12 nm
• Contiguous zone: 10 nm
• Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
• Continental shelf: 200 nm

Political divisions:

19 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Nord-Trondelag, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sor-Trondelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold

Language(s):

Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities

National holiday:

Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)

Nationality:

Norwegian(s)

Official time:

UTC 1. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Member of:

AfDB, Arctic Council, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, ESA, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (guest), NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMEE, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WEU (associate), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Internet country code:

.no

Economic Profile

Currency:

Norwegian krone (NOK)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

USD 46.300 (2006 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

(2006 est.) USD 264.400.000.000

PIB (Real growth rate:

4,6% (2006 est.)

GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)

• Agriculture: 2,3%
• Industry: 41,4%
• Services: 56,3%

Labor force:

2.420.000 (2006 est.)

Labor force - by occupation (1995):

• Agriculture 4%
• Industry: 22%
• Services 74%

Unemployment rate:

3,5% (2006 est.)

Inflation rate (Consumer prices):

2,3% (2006 est)

Investment (Gross Fixed):

19,1% del PIB (2006 est.)

Budget:

• Revenues: USD195.800.000.000
• Expenditures: USD133.100.000.000

Public debt:

44,8% of GDP (2006 est.)

Current account balance:

USD 63.330.000.000 (2006 est.)

Exports:

USD 122.600.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Exports - Commodities:

Petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish

Exports - Partners:

UK 25,5%, Germany 12,6%, Netherlands 9,9%, France 9,1%, US 6,7%, Sweden 6,5% (2005)

Imports:

USD 59.900.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Imports - Commodities:

Machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs

Imports - partners:

Sweden 14,6%, Germany 13,6%, Denmark 7,3%, UK 6,8%, China 5,5%, US 5%, France 4% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

USD 49.620.000.000 (2006 est.)

Debt - external:

USD 350.300.000.000 (2006)