| Country (long form) |
Kingdom of Norway |
| Capital |
Oslo |
| Total Area |
125,182.04 sq mi
324,220.00 sq km
(slightly larger than New Mexico) |
| Population |
4,503,440 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
5,061,200 |
| Languages |
Norwegian (official)
note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
| Literacy |
100.0% total, N/A% male, N/A% female |
| Religions |
Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, other 1%, none and unknown 10% (1997) |
| Life Expectancy |
75.87 male, 81.92 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
constitutional monarchy |
| Currency |
1 Norwegian krone (NKr) = 100 oere |
| GDP (per capita) |
$27,700 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
petroleum and gas, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles, fishing
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| Agriculture |
barley, other grains, potatoes; beef, milk; fish |
| Arable Land |
3% |
| Natural Resources |
petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower |
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