Norway

About Norway

Norway is a narrow country in northern Europe. It shares the Scandinavian Peninsula with Sweden and Finland. Norway’s coastline is famous for its fjords (fyords), which are sea inlets between steep cliffs. The fjords were carved out by glaciers, as were the country’s mountains. Humans have lived in Norway as early as 9,000 to 8,000 B.C. The earliest inhabitants lived in caves and tents. In 872, Harald Fairhair was the first ruler to unite most of western Norway. Denmark and Sweden invaded Norway during the rule of Harald Fairhair’s descendant. Denmark ruled Norway for the next century.

Facts About Norway

Official Name: Kingdom of Norway (Kongeriket Norge)

Form of Government : Constitutional monarchy

Capital : Oslo

Population : 5,372,191

Currency / Money : Norwegian kroner

Languages: Bokmal Norwegian and Nynorsk

Area: 148,726 square miles (385,199 square kilometers)

Major Rivers: Glomma, Begna, Klarälven

Language: English, Norwegian and Sami