Country
Norway
Also Known As Kingdom of Norway
Northern Europe
Norway comprises the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, plus remote Arctic islands, sharing a long eastern border with Sweden and bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Its constitution was adopted in 1814, and it became fully sovereign on the peaceful dissolution of its union with Sweden in 1905. It is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Its capital is Oslo. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2026 estimate, from Norway's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearNorway's modern constitution was adopted on 17 May 1814 on separation from Denmark; full sovereignty followed the peaceful dissolution of its union with Sweden on 7 June 1905. The kingdom itself traces to the unification of Norway around 872. Classification
Sovereignty Status Norway
Connections
Associated With
Norway is one of the three Nordic monarchies also called Scandinavia in the narrow sense.
Source Nordic Countries (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Source North Sea (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Oslo, Cities Oslo is the capital of Norway.
Source Oslo (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Svalbard Global Seed Vault, found there there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Akershus Fortress, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Bygdoy Royal Estate, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Oslo Airport, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Oslo Opera House, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Skaugum, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Storting Building, part of this there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Rock carvings at Alta, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Equinor ASA, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Frontier Co-op, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Norsk Hydro ASA, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Telenor ASA, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Yara International ASA, part of this there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Kristen Nygaard, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Ole-Johan Dahl, nationals include there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Trygve Reenskaug, nationals include there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Fridtjof Nansen, nationals include there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Victor Moritz Goldschmidt, nationals include there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Vilhelm Bjerknes, nationals include there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Norges Bank, part of this there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Ragnar Frisch, nationals include there.
- Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: Gro Harlem Brundtland, nationals include there.
- Also in Mathematics Atlas: Niels Henrik Abel, nationals include there.
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Arne Naess, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Herman Cappelen, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Kristin Gjesdal, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Reidar Lie, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Philosophy Atlas: Reidar Maliks, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Political Atlas: Norway, the same subject.
- Also in Science Atlas: Geophysical Institute, Bergen, part of this there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Johan Herman Lie Vogt, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Niels Henrik Abel, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Nobel Prize, part of this there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Trond Helge Torsvik, nationals include there.
- Also in Science Atlas: Waldemar Christofer Brogger, nationals include there.
- Also in Society and Culture Atlas: Fredrik Barth, nationals include there.
- Also in Society and Culture Atlas: Jon Elster, nationals include there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Andoya Space, part of this there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, part of this there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Kongsberg Satellite Services, part of this there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Nammo, part of this there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Norwegian Space Agency, part of this there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Aksel Lund Svindal, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Björn Dæhlie, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Espen Jorstad, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Johann Olav Koss, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Johannes Hosflot Klaebo, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Jon Kristian Royset, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Kjetil Andre Aamodt, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Magnus Carlsen, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Marit Bjorgen, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Norwegian Ski Federation (Norges Skiforbund), part of this there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Olaf Tufte, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Ole Einar Bjørndalen, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Petter Northug, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Sonja Henie, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Therese Johaug, nationals include there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Thor Hushovd, nationals include there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Norway (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Kingdom of Norway
Infobox, capital
Oslo
Infobox, area
385,207 km2 (148,729 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2026 estimate
2026 estimate 5,627,400
Introduction
shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast
View the Source North Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: North Sea, Infobox/lead, bordering countriesQuote, Bordered By Water: North Sea, Infobox/lead, bordering countries
the United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France
Nordic Countries (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Nordic Countries, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Nordic Countries, Lead section
Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for the Nordic countries, but that term more properly refers to the three monarchies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
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