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Norway

62.0N 10.0E · 28 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
THE UNIFICATION OF NORWAY UNDER HARALD FAIRHAIR · C. 872
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1945 – present · Oil Wealth, the European Question and the Arctic Boundary
5 EVENTS
1949 · Norway joins NATO 1 REF
15 Sep 2010 · Barents Sea delimitation treaty with Russia 3 REFS
1905 – 1945 · Independence, Polar Sovereignty and the Second World War
7 EVENTS
7 Jun 1905 · Dissolution of the union with Sweden 2 REFS
12–13 Nov 1905 · Plebiscite on offering the throne to Prince Carl 2 REFS
1814 – 1905 · Eidsvoll, the Union with Sweden and National Awakening
4 EVENTS
17 May 1814 · The Constitution of Eidsvoll 2 REFS
4 Nov 1814 · Union with Sweden 2 REFS
1349 – 1814 · The Black Death, the Kalmar Union and the Danish Centuries
4 EVENTS
1349 · The Black Death reaches Norway 2 REFS
14 Jan 1814 · The Treaty of Kiel 3 REFS
c. 1015 – 1349 · The Christian Kingdom, St Olaf and Hanseatic Bergen
4 EVENTS
1024 · Moster assembly and Christian law 1 REF
c. 1350 · The Hanseatic Kontor at Bryggen 2 REFS
c. 800 – 1066 · The Viking Age and the Unification of Norway
4 EVENTS
c. 872 · Battle of Hafrsfjord 1 REF
c. 900 · Control of the coastal trade routes 1 REF
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Oslo
Population
5.3 m
Area
323,802 km²
Region
Northern Europe
Languages
Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, Sami
Currency
Norwegian krone (kr)
Demonym
Norwegian
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$531 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$94,594’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
1.1%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
3.1%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
79.1%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
5.6 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
83.2 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
83.6%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.4’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
90.6’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
81.3’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
87.2’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
81.2’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
90.5’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
87.5’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
9.4%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
4.97’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
2.5’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
96.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
99.1%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Education spending
5.4%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
98.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
116.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
95.5%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
1.9%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
7,451’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
99.0%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
109’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
25.4%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
364,270 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
33.5%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
2.7%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
7.2’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
61.4%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
10.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
6.1%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
2.1%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$10 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
25,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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