| Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Oslo |
787,400 |
2002 |
| Bergen |
200,600 |
2002 |
| Trondheim |
141,600 |
2002 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Europe |
| Population: |
4,477,600 October 2002 |
| Area Total: |
342,220 km2 |
| Area Land: |
307,860 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
21,925 km km |
| Capital: |
Oslo |
| Climate: |
Temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic
Current; colder interior; rainy year-round on west coast |
| Languages: |
Norwegian (official)
small Lapp and Finnish-speaking minorities |
| Currency: |
1 Norwegian krone (NOK$) = 100 oere |
| Holiday: |
Constitution Day, 17 May (1814) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Oslo |
| January: |
-4.3°C / 24.3°F |
| July: |
16.9°C / 62.4°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
654.5mm / 25.8'' |
|
|
Ethnic Divisions |
| Norwegian (Nordic, Alpine, Baltic) |
99% |
| Lapps (Sami) |
1% |
Religions |
| Evangelical Lutheran |
86% |
| Unknown |
10% |
| Other Protestant and Roman Catholic |
4% |
|
