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| NORWEGIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than New Mexico |
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Area > Total
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72 sq km
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[72nd of 248]
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Area > Water
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29 sq km
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[29th of 237]
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Capital city with population
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Oslo - 483,401 |
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Climate
temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast |
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Coastline
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12 km
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[12th of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Galdhopiggen 2,469 m |
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Forested Land
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88% |
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[88th of 193]
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Geography > Note
about two-thirds mountains; some 50,000 islands off its much indented coastline; strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air routes in North Atlantic; one of most rugged and longest coastlines in the world |
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Irrigated land
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84 sq km
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[84th of 185]
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Largest city
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Oslo |
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Largest city population
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101 |
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[101st of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Oslo - 483,401 |
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Location
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden |
Map references
Europe |
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
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200 nm |
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Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower |
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Population density
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192 people per sqkm |
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[192nd of 256]
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Precipitation
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46 mm |
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[46th of 95]
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Terrain
glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north |
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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
; Total area in square kilometers
; Total water area in square kilometers
; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
; Highest point above sea level
; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
; Continental shelf - the LOS Convention (Article 76) defines the continental shelf of a coastal State as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal State, and consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the rise; it does not include the deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960); A brief description of the topography
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Norway, Kingdom of Norway, Kongeriket Norge, Norge
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