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Norway - General

Key Facts

Geography

Area: 

385,186 sq km (148,721 sq miles).

Population: 

5,271,958 (UN estimate 2016).

Population density: 

14.3 per sq km.

Capital: 

Oslo.

Government: 

Constitutional monarchy.

Head of state: 

King Harald V since 1991.

Head of government: 

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre since 2021.

Electricity: 

230 volts AC, 50Hz. European plugs with two round pins are standard.

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