Norway β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Norway covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Norway
The capital of Norway is Oslo. It has a population of approximately 5.6M. The country covers an area of 386,224 kmΒ². It is located in Northern Europe.
Home to the Lærdal Tunnel, the world's longest road tunnel (24.5km).
Geography
Norway is a country in Northern Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 386,224 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Finland, Sweden, and Russian Federation, totalling 3 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Norway has a population of approximately 5,606,944 people. Population density is around 14.5 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian BokmΓ₯l, and Sami, totalling 3 languages. People from this country are referred to as Norwegian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Norway reports a nominal GDP of about $483.6 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 30.8% of GDP in 1994. The official currency is the Norwegian krone (NOK, symbol kr). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 9.33 NOK.
Culture & Time
Norway operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.no.
Government & Status
The capital of Norway is Oslo. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +47. Its FIFA country code is NOR, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is NO.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.