Norway
Norway
Capital Oslo
323,802 km² · 5,610,870 people (2025) · Norwegian krone
The mainland coastline is about 2,500 km end to end, but roughly 25,000 km following the fjords, and over 100,000 km counting the islands — one of the longest coastlines of any country. Sognefjord runs 205 km inland and is 1,308 m deep. Norway generates almost all its electricity from hydropower.
The facts
- Capital
- Oslo
- Area
- 323,802 km² — 125,021 sq mi
- Population
- 5,610,870 (2025)
- Density
- 17.3 people per km²
- Currency
- Norwegian krone (NOK, kr)
- Official languages
- Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Sami
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +47
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- NO · NOR
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 68 of 200
- By population
- 119 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 331,210 | 101,598,527 |
| Malaysia | 329,847 | 35,977,838 |
| Norway ← | 323,802 | 5,610,870 |
| Ivory Coast | 322,463 | 32,711,547 |
| Poland | 312,685 | 36,435,861 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Norway?
- Oslo
- What currency does Norway use?
- The Norwegian krone (NOK).
- How big is Norway?
- 323,802 km², or 125,021 square miles — 68 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Norway drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)