Outline of Norway

The following outline provides an overview of, and topical guide to, the Kingdom of Norway.

The Flag of Norway
The Coat of arms of Norway
The location of Norway
An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Norway
An enlargeable map of continental Norway

Norway is a sovereign constitutional monarchy, located principally in the western part of Scandinavia in Northern Europe.[1] The country has land borders with Sweden, Finland, and Russia, while the United Kingdom and the Faroe Islands lie to its west across the North Sea and Denmark to its south across the Skagerrak strait. The country's long and glaciated Atlantic coastline is deeply indented by fjords, rising precipitously to high plateaux.

Norway also includes the Arctic island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard is based upon the Spitsbergen Treaty, but that treaty does not apply to Jan Mayen. Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean and Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land in Antarctica are external dependencies, but those three entities do not form part of the kingdom.

Since World War II, Norway has experienced rapid economic growth, and is now amongst the wealthiest countries in the world.[2][3][4] Norway is the world's third largest oil exporter after Russia and Saudi Arabia and the petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of GDP.[5] It has also rich resources of gas fields, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals. Norway was the second largest exporter of seafood (in value, after China) in 2006.[6] Other main industries include food processing, shipbuilding, metals, chemicals, mining and pulp and paper products. Norway has a Scandinavian welfare system and the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation.

Norway was ranked highest of all countries in human development from 2001 to 2006, and came second in 2007 (to fellow Nordic country Iceland).[7] It also rated the most peaceful country in the world in a 2007 survey by Global Peace Index.[8] It is a founding member of NATO.

General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Norway

Geography of Norway
An enlargeable topographic map of Norway

Geography of Norway

 Sweden 1,619 km
 Finland 727 km
 Russia 196 km
  • Coastline: 83,281 km
  • Population of Norway: 5,002,942
  • Area of Norway: 385,252 km²
  • Atlas of Norway

Environment of Norway
An enlargeable satellite image of Norway

Natural geographic features of Norway

Regions of Norway

Regions of Norway

Ecoregions of Norway

List of ecoregions in Norway

  • Ecoregions in Norway

Administrative divisions of Norway

Administrative divisions of Norway

Provinces of Norway

Provinces of Norway

Districts of Norway

Districts of Norway

Municipalities of Norway

Municipalities of Norway

  • Capital of Norway: Oslo
  • Cities of Norway

Demography of Norway

Demographics of Norway

Government and politics of Norway

Politics of Norway

Branches of the government of Norway

Government of Norway

Executive branch of the government of Norway

Legislative branch of the government of Norway

Judicial branch of the government of Norway

Court system of Norway

Foreign relations of Norway

Foreign relations of Norway

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Norway is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Norway

Law of Norway

Military of Norway

Military of Norway

Local government in Norway

Local government in Norway

History of Norway

History of Norway

Culture of Norway

Culture of Norway

Art in Norway

Sports in Norway

Economy and infrastructure of Norway

Economy of Norway

Education in Norway

Education in Norway

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See also

Norway

References
  1. "Norway". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
  3. List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
  4. List of countries by current account balance
  5. UPDATE 1-Statistics Norway raises '07 GDP outlook, cuts '08
  6. "FAO Globefish global trends 2006". Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  7. Human Development Index. Note that although Norway and Iceland's scores are the same to three decimal places, Iceland ranks higher when the decimal is expanded.
  8. "Norway rated most peaceful nation". BBC News. May 30, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2010.

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