- Full Country Name: Kingdom of Norway.
- Local Name: Kongeriket Norge.
- Capital: Oslo (population: 508,000).
- Language: Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk), Sami (all official).
- Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK) = 100 øre.
- People: Norwegian (95%), Sami minority.
- Life Expectancy: Male: 77.04, Female: 82.46.
- Religion: Church of Norway (85.7%), Other Christian (4.4%), Muslim (1.8%).
- Size (sq km): 385,155 (61st)
- Population: 4,640,219 (114th)
- Population Density per sq km: 12 (202nd)
- Country Dialling Code: 47
- Internet Country Code: .no
- Time Zone: GMT +1
- Voltage Guide: 220 AC, 50 Hz.
- Finance: Credit cards and traveller's cheques are widely accepted.
- Business Hours: 0800-1600 Mon-Friday.
- GDP: US$149.1 billion
- GDP per Capita: US$33,000
- Annual Growth: 3.5%
- Inflation: 3.1%
- Major Industries: Oil, natural gas, computers, high technology, fishing, fish farming, forestry, shipping, shipbuilding and paper production.
- Major Trading Partners: EU (esp. UK, Germany & Sweden).
- Personal Safety: Safe.