Norway
Kingdom of Norway
Norway sits in Northern Europe and uses NOK - Norwegian krone (kr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Oslo
1.1M
Bergen
291.2K
Stavanger
241.6K
Population
5.6M
5,627,400 people
Area
323.8K km2
323,802 square kilometers
Density
17/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Oslo
59.92, 10.75
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Norway, officially listed here as Kingdom of Norway, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Norway, NO, NOR, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Norway is grouped under Europe, more specifically Northern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 5,627,400 people and a land area of 323,802 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 17 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 62, 10, while the capital coordinate reference is 59.92, 10.75. Norway shares listed land borders with FIN, SWE, RUS, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Oslo (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Sandnes and Trondheim. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Norway, capital of Norway, and major urban areas in Norway. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Norway uses calling code +47, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists NOK - Norwegian krone (kr), while language records include Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, Northern Sami, Lule Sami and Southern Sami. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as N. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 26.5 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Norway profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
NO / NOR
Top-level domains
.no
Continents
Europe
Border countries
FIN, SWE, RUS
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
N
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Norway is represented by the NO country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Oslo
Oslo
1,110,887
primary
#2
Bergen
Vestland
291,189
admin
#3
Stavanger
Rogaland
241,644
admin
#4
Sandnes
Rogaland
237,369
minor
#5
Trondheim
Trøndelag
198,777
minor
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+47
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, Northern Sami, Lule Sami, Southern Sami
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
26.5
2023