• Capital City: Oslo
  • General Information Official Language: Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)/ Sami (official in some municipalities)
  • Currency:Norwegian Krone
  • Population (2024): 5.58 million

Political Overview

Government Type

Constitutional Monarchy with parliamentary system

Key Leaders

Political Stability Index

0.86

International Alliances

Economic Overview

GDP (Nominal)

$565 billion

GDP (PPP)

$576.236 billion

Key Industries

Top 5 Importers/Exporters

The top exports are – Germany, UK, Netherlands, Sweden, and USA.

The top imports are Germany, Sweden, China, Netherlands, and USA.

Social Indicators

Human Development Index

0.961

Literacy Rate

99%

Life Expectancy

82.5

Geopolitical Relevance

Strategic Location

Located in Northern Europe, occupying the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula; it is bordered by Sweden to the east, Finland to the northeast, and Russia to the far north; it has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean.

Key Conflicts

None

Border Issues

None

Military Strength

8,733 soldiers and employees, including 3,147 military and 4,593 conscripts. NATO Member

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