Norway, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Oslo, capital city of Norway

Norway Flag

Norway is a country located in the Northern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent.

Easy learning about Norway
Norway is located in	Northern Europe Europe Continent
Norway has a population of	5,519,167 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Norway are called Norwegians
The country’s total area is	324,220 Km² ( 201,461 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	28
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Norway HDI ranks in position nº 2 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.966 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Norway’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 188 countries Norway passport ranks in position nº 4 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Norway GDP per capita is	$89,694 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Norway ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Norway EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Very high proficiency in English has a score of 610 ranks 2nd worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	62° 00' N, 10° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Norway Capital city	Oslo
Neighbouring countries	Finland, Russia, Sweden.
Norway Climate	temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast
Most predominant religion	Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official),
Second most predominant religion	Muslim,
Currency name & code	Krone (NOK)
Internet ccTLD	.no
Norway calling code	+47

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