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Official Name:
The Kingdom of Norway
Area
The
Kingdom of Norway: 385 155 km2 (150,000 sq. mi.);
slightly larger than New Mexico.
Population
4 554 000
as of 1 January 2003
Cities: Capital -- Oslo (pop. 499,000).
Other cities -- Bergen (200,000), Trondheim (136,000),
Stavanger (107,000).
Terrain: Rugged with high plateaus, steep fjords, mountains,
and fertile valleys.
Climate: Temperate along the coast, colder inland.
System of
government
Constitutional monarchy
The Royal
Family
Harald V,
King of Norway, born 21 February 1937
Sonja, Queen of Norway, born 4 July 1937
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, born 20 July
1973
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, born 19
August 1973
Monetary
unit
Norwegian
kroner, NOK
1 USD = 7.17 NOK as of December 2002
Length of
coastline
25 148 km,
including fjords
Largest
lake
Mjøsa, 362
sq. km
Highest
mountain
Galdhøpiggen, 2 469 m
I got
these facts from the pages of Statistisk Sentralbyrå. Click on
the little flag to wisit Statistisk Sentralbyrå's pages.
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Click on this girl to wisit my pages
about Norway's birthday, May 17th.
(Mine
norske 17. maisider er her.)
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