Norway
Norway is a country in Northern Europe. Its capital is Oslo. About 5.6 million people live there (2026). It covers 385,207 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Oslo
- People (2026)
- 5.6 million
- Area
- 385,207 km²
- Currency
- Norwegian krone
Norway at a glance
- In its own language
- Kongeriket Norge, Kongeriket Noreg
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Oslo
- Population
- 5,627,400 (2026)
- Area
- 385,207 km² (148,729 mi²)
- People are called
- Norwegian
- Official languages
- Bokmål, Sámi, Nynorsk, Norwegian
- Currency
- Norwegian krone
- GDP (nominal)
- US$579 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 83 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.966 (2022)
- Gini coefficient
- 27.7 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 3% (2014)
- Government
- constitutional monarchy, representative democracy, unitary state, parliamentary system
- Head of state
- Haakon VIII of Norway (since 2026)
- Head of government
- Jonas Gahr Støre (since 2021)
- Country codes
- NO, NOR
- Calling code
- +47
- Internet domain
- .no
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00
- Coordinates
- 59.93333333333333°, 10.683333333333334°
Norway and its neighbours
Norway borders Sweden, Finland and Russia. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Norway
- Neighbours
Divisions of Norway
- Akershus
- Oslo
- Østfold
- Vestfold
- Telemark
- Buskerud
- Rogaland
- Møre og Romsdal
- Nordland
- Troms
- Finnmark
- Svalbard
- Jan Mayen
- Bouvet Island
- Trøndelag
- Innlandet
- Agder
- Vestland
Member of
- NATO
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Council of Europe
- European Economic Area
- European Space Agency
- Nordic Council
- World Trade Organization
- Arctic Council
- Nordic Battle Group
- European Free Trade Association
- United Nations
- Council of the Baltic Sea States
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- African Development Bank
- Asian Development Bank
and 35 more organisations.
How far are you from Norway?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Norway?
The capital of Norway is Oslo.
What is the population of Norway?
Norway has about 5,627,400 people, as recorded in 2026.
How big is Norway?
Norway covers 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 square miles).
What currency does Norway use?
The Norwegian krone.
What language is spoken in Norway?
The official languages of Norway are Bokmål, Sámi, Nynorsk and Norwegian.
Which countries border Norway?
Norway shares a border with Sweden, Finland and Russia.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.