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Outline of Norway

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

Norway is a sovereign constitutional monarchy, located principally in the western part of Scandinavia in Northern Europe.{{cite web|date=July 2, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/norway/|title=Norway|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}} 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.{{efn|See List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita, List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita, and List of countries by current account balance.}} 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090111142658/http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL0674675920070906 UPDATE 1-Statistics Norway raises '07 GDP outlook, cuts '08] 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.globefish.org/filedownload.php?fileId=560 |title=FAO Globefish global trends 2006 |access-date=2008-07-07 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20171010164444/http://www.fao.org/in-action/globefish/en/ |archive-date=2017-10-10 |url-status=dead }} 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).{{efn|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.}} It also rated the most peaceful country in the world in a 2007 survey by Global Peace Index.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/6704767.stm | work=BBC News | title=Norway rated most peaceful nation | date=May 30, 2007 | access-date=May 20, 2010}} It is a founding member of NATO.

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General reference

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Geography of Norway

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Geography of Norway

::{{Flag|Sweden}} 1,619 km

::{{Flag|Finland}} 727 km

::{{Flag|Russia}} 196 km

:* Coastline: 83,281 km

  • Population of Norway: 5,367,580{{cite news| url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/folkemengde/aar-per-1-januar | work=Statistics Norway | title=Population, annually per 1 january | date=February 27, 2020 | access-date=January 27, 2021}}
  • Area of Norway: 385,252 km2
  • Atlas of Norway

= Environment of Norway =

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== Natural geographic features of Norway ==

= Regions of Norway =

Regions of Norway

== Ecoregions of Norway ==

List of ecoregions in Norway

== Administrative divisions of Norway ==

Administrative divisions of Norway

=== Districts of Norway ===

Districts of Norway

=== Counties of Norway ===

Counties of Norway

=== Municipalities of Norway ===

Municipalities of Norway

= Demography of Norway =

Demographics of Norway

Government and politics of Norway

Politics of Norway

= Monarchy 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:

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= 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

See also

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Notes

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References

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External links

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  • [http://www.norway.no Norway.no], Norway's official portal.
  • [http://www.norway.info Norway.info]
  • [http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/minifakta_en/en/index.html Minifacts about Norway from Statistics Norway]
  • [http://www.visitnorway.com VisitNorway.com], official travel guide to Norway.
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  • [http://www.gymlink.no Gymlink.no], a directory of gyms in Norway for visitors and tourists.
  • [http://www.olive.no Olive.no], a guide to restaurants in Norway.
  • [http://www.tromso2018.no/bildeserier/article3575946.ece Pictures from Norway]

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