Facts and Figures
Full name: Norway
Nationality
noun: Norwegian
adjective: Norwegian
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Area
total: 324,220 sq km land: 307,860 sq km water: 16,360 sq km
Population: 4,593,041 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
Norwegian
Sami 20,000
Capital: Oslo
Official Language
Bokmal Norwegian (official)
Nynorsk Norwegian (official)
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church)
other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3% other 1% none and unknown 10% (1997)
Political system: Constitutional monarchy
GDP: purchasing power parity – $183 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $40,000 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 3.3% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 2.2%
industry: 36.3% services: 61.6% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 1% (2004 est.)