Norway
Country in Europe
In brief
Population: 5.6M (2025). World rank 118 of 216; in Europe, 24 of 48. Area: 323,802 km². World rank 70 of 249; in Europe, 8 of 52. GDP per person: $94,594 (2025). World rank 10 of 210 (1 = best); in Europe, 7 of 47. From 2015 to 2025: population 5.2M → 5.6M, GDP $400.7B → $530.8B, and GDP per person $77,221 → $94,594. Better than all its neighbours (Finland, Sweden, and Russia): GDP per person.
State
- Official name
- Kingdom of Norway
- Local name
- Noreg
- Capital
- Oslo
- Region
- Europe
- Form of government
- Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
Key figures
Practical information
- Languages
- Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, Sami
- Currency
- Norwegian Krone (NOK)
- Time zones
- UTC+2
- Calling code
- +47
- Emergency numbers
- 110, 112, 113
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- C, F
- Mains voltage
- 230 V