Facts About Norway

did you know
...that if you flip Norway over on the map, its most northerly point would reach all the way down to Rome?

...that Norway has just over 4.5 million inhabitants and an area of 385,155 sq km?

Official name
The Kingdom of Norway

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

Area
The Kingdom of Norway: 385 155 km2
Mainland: 323 758 km2 (7.6 per cent protected)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen: 61 397 km2 (57.1 per cent protected)

Population
4 554 000 as of 1 January 2003

Monetary unit
Norwegian kroner, NOK

Length of coastline
25 148 km, including fjords

Largest lake
Mjøsa, 362 sq. km

Highest mountain
Galdhøpiggen, 2 469 m