The number of inhabitants of Norway does not exceed 5,250,000 people. One fifth of the population lives in the south of the country. Fifty percent of Norwegians are registered on lands in the Oslo fjords. The maximum population density is observed in large settlements. Rural residents leave their native lands and rush to the cities.
resettlement
The maximum population in Norway is noted in the west, east and south of the state. Almost eighty percent live in these territories. Ten years ago, the number of citizens of the country was seven hundred thousand less. Its growth is associated with the influx of migrants, which in 2017 amounted to 26,000 people. The natural increase does not exceed 18,000. In 2016, the population of Norway increased by 40,000.
List of major cities in the country:
- Bergen (224,000).
- Trondheim (145,000).
- Stavanger (106,000).
- Berum (98,000).
- Kristiansand (70,000).
- Fredrikstad (66,000).
- Tromso (57,000).
- Drammen (53,000).
The capital of the state is Oslo. The metropolis occupies the top of the fjord of the same name. It has a major seaport where ocean-going vessels moor.
The surge in the birth rate in the country occurred in the seventies of the last century. At that time, every Norwegian family had two or three children. In 1980, this indicator changed downwards.
ethnic structure
Until recently, the country was mononational. Indigenous Norwegians accounted for 95% of the population of Norway. The Saami are considered to be a relatively large ethnic group in the state. Their number is forty thousand people. In addition to them, ethnographers single out diasporas of Kvens, Swedes, Jews, Gypsies and Russians. It is customary to classify Finns as Kvens, who adopted the customs and traditions of the native Norwegians.
The growth in the number of immigrants from the USSR occurred in the last decades of the 20th century. After a wave of Russian-speaking immigrants, the population of Norway increased due to refugees from the countries of the Middle East. In the 19th century, the main flow of migrants came from neighboring Sweden.
The share of Poles does not exceed 1.3%, Germans 0.8%. The Danes account for only one percent. The number of Swedes in the country is gradually decreasing, today it has reached 1.6%.
Migration policy
At the beginning of the 20th century, the stagnation of the Norwegian economy provoked a massive outflow of local residents from the country. Most went to the United States of America. In 1860, more than ten percent of the inhabitants left the country. The migration flow stopped only after the outbreak of World War II. It led to a deterioration in the standard of living in the wealthy European powers.
In 1960, a sharp increase in immigrants was recorded, which had a direct impact on the country's population. Norway accepted refugees from Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. The lion's share of visitors settled in areas of Oslo and other large settlements of the country.
In 2017, about 49,000 people received migrant status. About seventy foreigners stay in the country every day. According to 2013 statistics, the country receives about 76,000 citizens of foreign countries every year. Of these, about 40,000 are fixed in Norway.
Due to mass unrest and protests of local residents, the authorities tightened migration policy. Only immigrants from developed European countries have a chance to obtain the right to stay in the country for a long time and the status of a citizen. The priority task of the demographic committee is to correct the national composition of the population of Norway.
Religious groups
The social policy of the state is focused on the family. We are talking about a system of holidays that are provided to young parents. Every year, 12% of fathers go on long leave associated with the birth of an heir. In 1996, this value was only 4%. Plus, Norway pays benefits to those mothers whose children do not attend preschool institutions. In this way, the state stimulates family education.
Population density
The area of the country is 323,000 km². The population density of Norway in 2017 is approximately 16 people per square kilometer.
Economy
The basis of the well-being of the country is the activity of the oil and gas industry in Norway. In the 21st century, the state entered the rating, compiled on the basis of oil production. Dependence on exports has reached 50%. Technology trade accounts for 15%. In Norway, the public sector of the economy is developed. It began to take shape in the middle of the 20th century.
State-owned enterprises account for eighty percent of all industrial facilities in the country. They are represented by companies engaged in television and radio broadcasting, communications, and mail. As well as in railway and air transport, electricity, forestry, metallurgy, the production of alcoholic beverages, banking services, coal mining, the production of medical equipment and pharmacological preparations.
Historically, the population of Norway has not grown at a very fast pace. It changed most actively in the nineties of the last century. In particular, as of 1998, a little more than 4.4 million people lived in the state. The annual increase was half a percent. The birth rate was almost 14 people per thousand inhabitants, and the death rate was 10. In addition, immigration significantly affected the indicator, averaging 9 thousand people per year. This is primarily due to the liberal country.
At the end of 2013, the population of Norway was 5.4 million inhabitants. According to this indicator, the country is located on the 117th place on the planet. At present, thanks to a significant improvement in the local population, as well as a high level of healthcare, a slow, but steady growth in the number of citizens is ensured.
Language and ethnography
A characteristic feature of the people is its homogeneity. The fact is that almost all Norwegians have a pronounced Germanic origin. Separate words deserve such as the Sami, who have been living in the far north of the country for more than two thousand years. This indigenous people Norway is only a small part of the total (about 20 thousand Saami live in the country).
As for the Norwegian language, there are now two forms of it in the country: Bokmål and Nynoshk. The first of them is used by most of the locals. It comes from which was common during the time when Norway was under the rule of the Kingdom of Denmark. The second variety was formally recognized in the nineteenth century and was formed on the basis of rural dialects. Most of all it is used by the population of Norway from the western regions. Along with this, there has recently been a tendency towards the gradual merging of both languages into one.
Accommodation of the inhabitants of the country
Most Norwegians live in the southern regions of the country. A significant number of towns and small settlements are located near the largest cities of the state - the capital of Oslo (almost a third of all residents) and Trondheim. In addition to them, one can also note Bergen and Stavanger. Norway is 14 people per square kilometer. Of all European countries, this figure is the smallest after Iceland. At the same time, it is impossible not to focus on the fact that the population is distributed very unevenly. If in some regions this average is 93 people per 1 km 2, then in others it is 1.5 people per 1 km 2.
Health
Norwegians can be safely called a healthy nation. In the country, the average human life expectancy is 81 years, which is more than the European average. This is largely due to high level healthcare system, as well as good performance environment. In this case, we can note high-quality drinking water, as well as a low content of polluted particles in the air that can penetrate into the lungs.
Employment
The population of Norway is among the leaders among the inhabitants of European countries and employment. More specifically, three out of four Norwegians aged 15 to 64 can boast a permanent paid job. The average annual hours is less compared to other European countries. Without a doubt, this fact also has a positive effect on life expectancy. As for it, it is 8.6%.
Education
It's no secret that one of the most important conditions for getting a job is education. In this regard, the population of Norway has a rather high level of it. In particular, 81% of the country's residents aged 25 to 64 have a complete secondary education. The indicator is evenly distributed between the male and female halves of people. As for the quality of the acquired knowledge, according to the international assessment, each Norwegian has 500 points (the average European indicator on a similar scale is 497 points). The average citizen of the country spends almost 18 years of his life on education.
Population income
One of the most important aspects that determine the quality of the workplace is the salary, as well as other financial compensation that the people of Norway receive during their labor activity. Each Norwegian earns an average of 44 thousand US dollars per year. A significant proportion of this money ends up in the state treasury in the form of taxes. After paying them, the adjusted income averages 31.5 thousand dollars.
Religion
According to Norwegian law, the king of the country and at least half of the total number of local ministers are required to have a Lutheran faith. On the other hand, the issue of abolishing this provision. The Norwegian Lutheran Evangelical Church has state status and consists of eleven dioceses. It should be noted that a huge number of missionary expeditions to India and Africa were equipped with it.
Norway
After the adoption of Christianity by King Olaf Triggveizonm in 994, Viking raids on European territory almost ceased. In 1397, Norway entered into an alliance with Denmark that lasted over four centuries.
In 1814, the Norwegians resisted the unification of their country with Sweden, in the same year Norway adopted a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway, but agreed to give Norway constitutional government in exchange for accepting an alliance under the Swedish king.
The rise of nationalist sentiment in the 19th century led to the 1905 referendum granting independence to Norway. Although Norway remained neutral in the First World War, it also suffered in this war.
Norway declared its neutrality at the beginning of the Second World War, but, nevertheless, for five years Nazi Germany occupied its territory (1940-45). In 1949, neutrality was annulled and Norway became a member of NATO. The discovery of oil and gas reserves in adjacent waters in the late 1960s allowed Norway to increase its economic situation. In referendums held in 1972 and 1994, Norwegians rejected accession to the EU. Major domestic concerns include immigration and integration of ethnic minorities, maintaining the country's broad social standards in an aging population, and maintaining a competitive economy.
Location:
Northern Europe, washed by the North Sea and the northern part Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Geographical coordinates:
6200N, 1000E
Square:
Total: 323802 sq. km.
Place of the country in the world: 68
land: 304282 sq. km.
water: 19520 sq. km
View on the map: Norway
The length of the land borders:
Total: 2542 km
border countries: Finland 727 km, Sweden 1619 km, Russia 196 km
Coastline:
25148 km (includes mainland coastline 2650, fjords, many small islands, and shallow depressions 22498 km, coastline of islands 58133 km)
Climate:
Moderate along the coast, moderated by the North Atlantic Current; colder summers, rainy year-round on the west coast
Terrain:
Glaciers, mostly high plateaus and mountains, fertile valleys, small, scattered plains, coast deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in the north
Altitudes above sea level:
lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m
highest point: 2469 m Galldhøpiggen
Natural resources:
Oil, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrite, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower
Land use:
Arable land: 2.7%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 97.3% (2005)
Irrigated lands:
1180 sq. km (2003)
Total Renewable Water Resources:
381.4 thousand km (2005)
Freshwater (domestic/industrial/agricultural) consumption:
Total: 2.4 cu km/year (23%/67%/10%)
per capita: 519 cu m/year (1996)
Natural Hazards:
Landslides, avalanches
volcanic eruptions: Beerenberg (altitude 2227 m) on the island of Jan Mayen in the Norwegian Sea is the only active volcano, it is also the northernmost active volcano in the world.
Environment - environmental problems:
Water pollution; acid rain, forest damage - adversely affects lakes by threatening fish stocks, air pollution from vehicle emissions
Geography - note:
Approximately two-thirds of the territory is mountains, about 50,000 islands, a very indented coastline, a strategic location on the sea and air routes in the North Atlantic, Norway has one of the longest coastlines in the world
Demographics of Norway
Ethnic groups:
Norwegian 94.4% (including Sámi, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 est.)
Bokmål Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), Little Sami and minority Finnish
Note: Sami is official in six municipalities
Religions:
Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran) 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
Population:
Age structure:
0-14 years old: 17.7% (male 425,815 / female 408,243)
15-24 years old: 13.4% (male 320,648 / female 308,126)
25-54 years old: 40% (men 951,740 / women 931,408)
55-64 years old: 12.5% (men 296,540 / women 291,933)
65 years and older: 16.4% (male 339,305 / female 433,512) (2012)
Average age of the population:
Of the total population: 40.3 years
men: 39.4 years
women: 41.1 years (2012)
Population Growth Rate:
0.327% (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 165
Fertility:
10.8 births per 1,000 population (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 177
Mortality:
9.22 deaths per 1,000 population (July 2012)
Place of the country in the world: 62
Population migration rate:
1.69 migrants per 1,000 population (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 42
Urbanization:
Urban population: 79% of total population (2010)
urbanization growth: +1.2% per annum (2010-15)
Major cities - population:
Oslo (capital) 875000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
At birth: 1.05 men/woman
under 15: 1.04 men/woman
15-64 years old: 1.02 men/woman
65 years and older: 0.78 men/woman
total population: 0.98 male/female (2011)
Maternal mortality:
7 deaths per 100,000 live births (2010)
Place of the country in the world: 168
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 3.5 deaths per 1,000 live births
Place of the country in the world: 210
men: 3.82 deaths per 1,000 live births
women: 3.15 deaths per 1,000 live births (2012)
Life expectancy at birth:
Of the total population: 80.32 years
Place of the country in the world: 27
men: 77.65 years
women: 83.14 years (2012)
Total Fertility Rate:
1.77 births per woman (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 161
Health care costs:
9.7% of GDP (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 35
Density of doctors:
Physicians 4,076 per 1,000 population (2008)
Density of hospital beds:
3.52 beds per 1000 people (2008)
HIV / AIDS - among the adult population:
0.1% (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 144
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
4,000 (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 121
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
Less than 100 (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 126
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
10% (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 55
Education spending:
6.8% of GDP (2007)
Place of the country in the world: 18
Unemployment, youth aged 15-24:
Total: 9.2%
Place of the country in the world: 107
men: 10.3%
women: 8% (2009)
State structure Norway
Country name: Kingdom of Norway
State structure:
A constitutional monarchy
Capital: Oslo
Geographic coordinates: 59 55 N, 10 45 E
Administrative division:
19 districts
Dependent Territories:
Bouvet, Jan Mayen, Svalbard
Independence:
June 7, 1905 (Norway declared union with Sweden), October 26, 1905 (Sweden agreed to cancel the union)
National holiday:
Constitution:
Legal system:
Mixed legal system of civil, common and customary law; The Supreme Court can advise on legislative acts
International law:
Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Suffrage:
18 years old, general
Executive Power:
head of state: King Harald V (since January 17, 1991); heir Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, son of the monarch (born 20 July 1973)
Head of the government: Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (since 17 October 2005)
Cabinet of Ministers: Council of State appointed by the monarch with the approval of Parliament
elections: the monarchy is hereditary; the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed by the monarch to the position of prime minister with the approval of parliament
Legislature:
Unicameral parliament or Storting (169 seats, members elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation for a four-year term)
elections: last held - 14 September 2009 (next in September 2013)
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the monarch)
National Emblem of Norway:
National anthem of Norway:
Economy of Norway - general overview:
The Norwegian economy is a thriving mixed economy of the private sector and a large public sector, as well as an extensive social safety net program. The government controls key areas such as the vital oil sector through extensive regulation of state-owned enterprises.
The country is rich natural resources- oil, hydropower, fish, timber and minerals and is very dependent on the oil sector of the economy, which accounts for most of the export earnings and about 20% of government revenue.
Norway is the world's second largest exporter of natural gas, and the seventh largest oil exporter, Norway became the largest offshore oil producer in 2011.
Norway did not join the EU, following a referendum in November 1994, however, as a member of the European Economic Area, it contributes its share to the EU budget.
In anticipation of a possible decline in oil and gas production, Norway is keeping revenues in a special fund valued at more than $700 billion (January 2013) and using the fund's returns to fund government spending.
After strong GDP growth in 2004-2007, economic growth slowed in 2008 and stalled in 2009 before returning to positive growth in 2010-12, however, the government budget remained in surplus.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$278.1 billion (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 47
$269,900,000,000 (2011)
$265,800,000,000 (2010)
GDP (at official exchange rate):
$499,800,000,000 (2012)
GDP - real growth rate:
3.1% (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 104
1.5% (2011)
0.6% (2010)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$55,300 (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 9
$54,300 (2011)
$54,200 (2010)
GDP - by sectors of the economy:
Agriculture: 2.7%
industry: 41.5%
Services: 55.7% (2012)
Work force:
2645 thousand (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 108
Labor force - by sectors of the economy:
Agriculture: 2.9%
industry: 21.1%
services: 76% (2008)
Unemployment rate:
3.1% (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 27
3.3% (2011)
Household income distribution - Gini index:
25 (2008)
Place of the country in the world: 132
25.8 (1995)
Investments (gross):
21.4% of GDP (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 80
Budget:
Income: $282,900,000,000
expenses: $206,700,000,000 (2012)
Taxes and other income:
56.6% of GDP (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 13
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
15.2% of GDP (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 5
State debt:
30.3% of GDP (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 111
33.8% of GDP (2011)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
0.6% (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 6
1.3% (2011)
Central bank - refinancing rate:
Commercial bank - average lending rate:
Stock (volume) of narrow money supply:
149.4 billion rubles (December 31, 2012)
Place of the country in the world: 25
$137,300,000,000 (December 31, 2011)
Stock (volume) of broad money:
$309,200,000,000 (December 31, 2011)
Place of the country in the world: 31
$280,400,000,000 (December 31, 2010)
Stock (volume) of domestic credit:
$694,200,000,000 (December 31, 2012)
Place of the country in the world: 21
$611,600,000,000 (December 31, 2011)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$219.2 billion (December 31, 2011)
Place of the country in the world: 31
$250,900,000,000 (December 31, 2010)
$227,200,000,000 (December 31, 2009)
Agriculture - manufactured products:
Barley, wheat, potatoes, pork, beef, veal, milk, fish
Growth rate of industrial production:
4.3% (2011)
Place of the country in the world: 160
Current account balance:
$76,100 million (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 7
$70,300 million (2011)
Export:
$162,700,000,000 (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 31
$163,800,000,000 (2011)
Export - goods:
Oil and oil products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish
Export - partners:
UK 27.2%, Netherlands 11.5%, Germany 11.1%, France 7.1%, Sweden 6.5%, US 5.6% (2011)
Import:
$86,780 million (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 38
$88590 million (2011)
Import - goods:
Machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, food
Import - partners:
Sweden 13.3%, Germany 12%, China 9%, Denmark 6.3%, UK 5.6%, US 5.4%, Netherlands 4.1% (2011)
Foreign exchange and gold reserves:
$49.4 billion (December 31, 2011)
Place of the country in the world: 37
$52.8 billion (2010)
Debt - external:
$644,500,000,000 (June 30, 2011)
Place of the country in the world: 20
$NA (June 30, 2010)
Note: Norway is a net external creditor
Foreign Direct Investment Fund - at home:
$192.5 billion (December 31, 2012)
Place of the country in the world: 24
$182.5 billion (December 31, 2011)
Foreign Direct Investment Fund - Abroad:
$197,500,000,000 (December 31, 2012)
Place of the country in the world: 22
$182 billion (December 31, 2011)
Exchange Rates:
Norwegian krone (NOK) per US dollar -
5,882 (2012)
5.6065 (2011)
6.0442 (2010)
6.288 (2009)
5.6361 (2008)
Electricity - production:
122,200,000,000 kWh (2010)
Place of the country in the world: 30
Electricity - consumption:
110,800,000,000 kWh (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 29
Electricity - export:
7123 million kWh (2010)
Place of the country in the world: 26
Electricity - import:
14670 million kWh (2010)
Place of the country in the world: 15
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
30950 thousand kW (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 28
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
2.6% of total installed capacity (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 202
Electricity - from nuclear fuel:
0% of total installed capacity (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 152
Electricity - from hydroelectric power plants:
91.1% of total installed capacity (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 11
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
2% of total installed capacity (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 58
Oil - production:
1998 thousand barrels/day (2011)
Place of the country in the world: 15
Oil - export:
1759 thousand barrels / day (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 8
Oil - import:
19960 bbl/day (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 70
Oil - explored reserves:
Oil products - production:
324,000 bbl/day (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 41
Oil products - consumption:
255,200 bbl/day (2011)
Place of the country in the world: 52
Petroleum products - export:
412,600 bbl/day (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 20
Petroleum products - import:
98340 bbl/day (2009)
Place of the country in the world: 50
Natural gas - production:
103,100 million cubic meters (2011)
Place of the country in the world: 8
Natural gas - consumption:
4809 million cubic meters (2011)
Place of the country in the world: 61
Natural gas - export:
98300 million cubic meters (2011)
Place of the country in the world: 3
Natural gas - import:
0 cu m (2011)
Place of the country in the world: 109
Natural gas - explored reserves:
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption:
41,800 thousand metric tons (2010)
Place of the country in the world: 69
Transport Norway
Airports:
98 (2012)
Place of the country in the world: 60
Airports - paved runways:
Total: 67
long strip over 3.047 m: 1
long strip 2438 to 3047 m: 12
long strip 1524 to 2437 m: 11
long strip 914 to 1523 m: 19
long strip 914 m.: 24 (2012)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
Total: 31
long strip 914 to 1523 m: 6
long strip 914 m.: 25 (2012)
Helipads:
Pipelines:
Condensate 31 km; gas 64 km (2010)
Railways:
Total: 4169 km
Place of the country in the world: 39
standard gauge: 1.435 km 4169th gauge (2784 km electrified) (2009)
Car roads:
Total: 93,509 km (including 253 km of expressways) (2007)
Place of the country in the world: 48
Waterways:
1577 km (2010)
Place of the country in the world: 52
Merchant navy:
Total: 585
Place of the country in the world: 19
Military spending:
1.9% of GDP (2005)
Place of the country in the world: 75
Disputes - International:
Norway makes territorial claims in Antarctica (Queen Maud Land and its continental shelf), Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have submitted materials to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS), Russia has also collected additional data to expand the boundaries of the continental shelf for 2001. Norway and Russia signed a comprehensive maritime border agreement in 2010.
Norway, where the warlike Vikings lived, adopted Christianity in 994. In 1397, Norway became part of the tribute for more than 4 centuries.
Norway has been an independent state since 1905. Norway was occupied during World War II Nazi Germany, although before that she declared neutrality.
In 1949 Norway joined NATO. In referendums in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU.
Geography of Norway
Location:
Northern Europe, bordered by the North Sea and the Arctic Ocean, west of Sweden
Geographical coordinates:
Total area: 323,802 sq. km
4,660,539 (July 2009 est.)
10.99 births/1,000 (2009 est.)
From the total population: 79.95 years
Place of the country in the world: 23
men: 77.29 years
women: 82.74 years (2009 est.)
Government type:
a constitutional monarchy
Capital: Oslo
Administrative districts:
Norway is subdivided into 19 counties (counties), which are combined into 5 main regions (which are not administrative divisions):
Nur-Norge (Northern Norway):
county Nordland - center: Bodø;
county Troms - center: Tromsø;
county Finnmark - center: Vadsø;
Trøndelag (Central Norway):
county Nur-Trøndelag - center: Steinkjer;
county Sør-Trøndelag - center: Trondheim;
Vestland (Western Norway):
fylke Møre og Romsdal - center: Molde;
county Sogn og Fjordane - center: Hermanswerk (Leikanger);
fylke Hordaland - center: Bergen;
county Rogaland - center: Stavanger;
Ostland (Eastern Norway):
fylke Oslo - center: Oslo;
county Akershus - center: Oslo;
county Østfold - center: Moss;
county Buskerud - center: Drammen;
county Vestfold - center: Tønsberg;
county Telemark - center: Skien;
county Hedmark - center: Hamar;
county Oppland - center: Lillehammer;
Sørland (Southern Norway):
fylke Aust-Agder - center: Arendal;
county Vest-Agder - center: Kristiansand.
Each county is subdivided into several communes. The total number of communes in Norway is 430.
Dependent areas:
Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard
Independence:
National holiday:
Constitution:
Executive Power:
chief of state: King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991) HAECON Heir Apparent Crown Prince MAGNUS, son of the monarch (born 20 July 1973)
head of government: Prime Minister Jens STOLTENBERG (since 17 October 2005)
cabinet: council of state appointed by the monarch with parliamentary approval
Legislature:
amended unicameral parliament (169 seats; MPs elected by popular vote by proportional representation, for four-year terms)
elections: last held 14 September 2009 (next in September 2013)
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (judges appointed by the monarch)
Economy of Norway
Economics at a Glance:
The Norwegian economy is a thriving bulwark of wealth, a successful model of the free market and government intervention.
The key areas of state control are the oil sector.
The country is endowed with natural resources—oil, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals—and is highly dependent on the oil sector, which accounts for nearly half of exports and over 30% of government income.
Norway is the third largest gas exporter in the world; its position as an oil exporter has declined to seventh place as the level of oil production falls.
Norway is not a member of the EU.
