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Norway is a young nation with a long history, which attract tourists its untouched nature for many years. There are mountains plunging into the sea from hundreds of metres, fjords, tall mountain peaks, northern lights and midnight sun.

Being one of the world’s leading seafaring nations, Norway is also associated with fish. There are not many places in the world where you get a good meal of fish as a right in Norway. Many people all over the world come to Norway to see the magnificent scenery – the waterfalls, mountains, fjords, glaciers and islands.

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Official name
Kingdom of Norway

Geographic Location
Northern Europe

Capital and largest city
Oslo (1,3 million inhabitants)

Largest cities
Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Bærum

Area
385 252 km²

Population
4,8 Million

Time Zone
GMT +1 (UTC+2 From the last Sunday in March at 01:00 to the last Sunday in October at 02:00)

Currency
Norwegian krone (NOK)

Official language
Norwegian (Norwegian language has two official written forms, Bokmål and Nynorsk. They have officially equal status)

Neighbouring countries
Sweden, Finland to the south and Russia to the east

Highest point
Galdhøpiggen (2469 m)

Lowest point
Norwegian Sea (0 m)

Longest rivers
Glomma (610 km)

Landing place
Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger

Electricity
230 Volts, 50 Hz, two round pins are widely used

Ethnic groups
90.3% Norwegian and Sami, 9.7% racial-cultural minority foreign nationals from Nordic and other countries

Religion
91% Christianity, 6% Atheism, 2% Islam, 1% Other religion