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 | Kingdom of Norway
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| Location: |
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
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| Area: |
324,220 sq km
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| Climate: |
temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior; rainy year-round on west coast |
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| Terrain: |
glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north
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| Population: |
4,438,547 (July 1999 est.)
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| Religions: |
Evangelical Lutheran 87.8% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3.8%, none 3.2%, unknown 5.2% (1980) |
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| Languages: |
Norwegian (official)
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| Capital: |
Oslo |
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