Norway in Brief
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System of government:
Constitutional monarchy
Total area:
386,958 sq. km., including Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Total length of coastline:
21,340 km., including fjords length of
Shared borders:
with Russia:196 km
with Finland: 727 km
with Sweden: 1,619 km
Monetary unit:
Norwegian krone (NOK)
Largest lake:
Mjosa, 368 sq. km
Longest river:
Glomma, 598 km
Highest mountain:
Galdhopiggen, 2,469 m
Total population:
4 752 735 (2008 estimate) |
Top ten tourist sites
Jostedalsbreen glacier
Flåm railway
Geiranger Fjord
Holmenkollen Ski Jump
Låtefossen waterfall
North Cape
Naerøy Fjord/ Aurland
Røros
Vigeland sculptures in Frogner Park
Vøringsfossen waterfall
Ten largest
towns:
Oslo (1)
Bergen (2)
Trondheim(3)
Stavanger (4)
Kristiansand (5)
Fredrikstad (6)
Tromsø (7)
Sandnes(8)
Drammen(9)
Skien (10) |
Number of inhabitants:
521886
247746
165191
119586
78919
70962
64782
62037
60145
50595 | |
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