About Norway

The Kingdom of Norway in context:

• Parliamentary representative democratic monarchy
• 4.7 million people
• Coastline of over 83,000km, rugged interior
• Independency since 1905
• Temperate climate with subarctic conditions in far north
• Member of European Economic Area (EEA) since 1994
• World`s second highest GDP per capita
• Open economy – heavily dependent on international trade
• Parliament consists of 169 elected representatives from 7 major political parties
• Regional administration (19 counties and 434 municipalities)
• Core industries include petroleum, maritime, sea food and energy-intensive industries (metals, pulp and paper)