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Background: Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994; conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with Denmark that lasted more than four centuries. In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway but agreed to let Norway keep its constitution in return for accepting the union under a Swedish king. Rising nationalism throughout the 19th century led to a 1905 referendum granting Norway independence. Although Norway remained neutral in World War I, it suffered heavy losses to its shipping. Norway proclaimed its neutrality at the outset of World War II, but was nonetheless occupied for five years by Nazi Germany (1940-45). In 1949, Norway abandoned neutrality and became a member of NATO. Discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norway's economic fortunes. In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU. Key domestic issues include immigration and integration of ethnic minorities, maintaining the country's extensive social safety net with an aging population, and preserving economic competitiveness.


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Location: Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden

Geographic coordinates: 62 00 N, 10 00 E

Map reference: Europe

Area
Total: 323,802 km²
Land: 304,282 km²
Water: 19,520 km²
Rank: 69
Comparative: slightly larger than twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than New Mexico

Land boundaries
Total: 2,566 km
Border countries: (3) Finland 709 km; , Sweden 1666 km; , Russia 191 km

Coastline: 25,148 km
Note: (includes mainland 2,650 km as well as long fjords numerous small islands and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Contiguous zone: 10 nm
Continental shelf: 200 nm

Climate: temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast

Terrain: glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north

Elevation
Mean elevation: 460 m
Elevation extremes: 0 m
Note: lowest point: Norwegian Sea

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower

Land use
Agricultural land: 2.7% (2011 est.)
Forest: 27.8% (2011 est.)
Other: 69.5% (2011 est.)

Irrigated land: 900 km² (2012)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: rockslides, avalanchesvolcanism: Beerenberg (2,227 m) on Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Sea is the country's only active volcano

Geography
Note: about two-thirds mountains; some 50,000 islands off its much-indented coastline; strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air routes in North Atlantic; one of the most rugged and longest coastlines in the world


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Population
Distribution: most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated: 5,372,191 (July 2018 est.)
Rank: 120
Growth rate: 0.94% (2018 est.)
Growth rate rank: 117
Below poverty line note: NA

Nationality
Noun: Norwegian(s)
Adjective: Norwegian

Ethnic groups: Norwegian 83.2% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 8.3%, other 8.5% (2017 est.)

Languages:

Religions: Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 71.5%, Roman Catholic 2.8%, other Christian 3.9%, Muslim 2.8%, other 2%, unspecified 7.5% (2016 est.)

Demographic profile

Age structure
0-14 years: 17.99% (male 495,403 /female 471,014)
15-24 years: 12.37% (male 340,672 /female 324,088)
25-54 years: 40.98% (male 1,136,373 /female 1,065,138)
55-64 years: 11.72% (male 318,898 /female 310,668)
65 years and over: 16.94% (male 420,178 /female 489,759) (2018 est.)

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 52.1 (2015 est.)
Youth dependency ratio: 27.3 (2015 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio: 24.8 (2015 est.)
Potential support ratio: 4 (2015 est.): note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Median age
Total: 39.3 years
Male: 38.6 years
Female: 40 years (2018 est.)
Rank: 55

Population growth rate: 0.94% (2018 est.)
Rank: 117

Birth rate: 12.2 births/1000 population (2018 est.)
Rank: 160

Death rate: 8 deaths/1000 population (2018 est.)
Rank: 90

Net migration rate: 5.9 migrant(s)/1000 population (2017 est.)
Rank: 17

Population distribution: most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated

Urbanization
Urban population: 82.2% of total population
Note: (2015-20 est.)
Rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change: note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Major urban areas
Population: 1.012 million OSLO (capital) (2018)

Environment
Current issues: water pollution; acid rain damaging forests and adversely affecting lakes, threatening fish stocks; air pollution from vehicle emissions
International agreements party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Air pollutants

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
55-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
Total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Mothers mean age at first birth:

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate
Total: 2.5 deaths/1000 live births (2018 est.)
Male: 2.8 deaths/1000 live births (2018 est.)
Female: 2.2 deaths/1000 live births (2018 est.)
Rank: 219

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 82 years (2018 est.)
Male: 79.9 years (2018 est.)
Female: 84.1 years (2018 est.)
Rank: 22

Total fertility rate: 1.85 children born/woman (2018 est.)
Rank: 143

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source
Urban: 0% of population
Rural: 0% of population
Total: 0% of population (2015 est.)

Current health expenditure

Physicians density: 4.39 physicians/1000 population (2015)

Hospital bed density: 3.8 beds/1000 population (2015)

Sanitation facility access
Urban: 2% of population (2015 est.)
Rural: 1.7% of population (2015 est.)
Total: 1.9% of population (2015 est.)

Hiv/Aids
Adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2017 est.)
Adult prevalence rate rank: 115
People living with hivaids: 5,100 (2017 est.)
People living with hivaids rank: 116
Deaths note: <100 (2017 est.)

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 23.1% (2016)
Rank: 68

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures: 7.7% of GDP (2014)
Rank: 10

Literacy

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Total: 18 years (2015)
Male: 17 years (2015)
Female: 18 years (2015)

Youth unemployment


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Country name
Conventional long form: Kingdom of Norway
Conventional short form: Norway
Local long form: Kongeriket Norge
Local short form: Norge
Etymology: derives from the Old Norse words nordr and vegr meaning northern way and refers to the long coastline of western Norway

Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Capital
Name: Oslo
Geographic coordinates: 59 55 N, 10 45 E
Time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Administrative divisions: 18 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Telemark, Troms, Trondelag, Vest-Agder, Vestfold

Dependent areas: (3) Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard

Independence: 7 June 1905 (declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union); notable earlier dates: ca. 872 (traditional unification of petty Norwegian kingdoms by HARALD Fairhair); 1397 (Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden); 1524 (Denmark-Norway); 17 May 1814 (Norwegian constitution adopted); 4 November 1814 (Sweden-Norway)

National holiday: Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)

Constitution
History: drafted spring 1814, adopted 16 May 1814, signed by Constituent Assembly 17 May 1814
Amendments: proposals submitted by members of Parliament or by the government within the first three years of Parliaments four-year term; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of a two-thirds quorum in the next elected Parliament; amended over 400 times, last in 2015 (2016)

Legal system: mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law; Supreme Court can advise on legislative acts

International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Norway
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
Chief of state: King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991); Heir Apparent Crown Prince HAAKON MAGNUS (son of the monarch, born 20 July 1973)
Head of government: Prime Minister Erna SOLBERG (since 16 October 2013)
Cabinet: State Council appointed by the monarch, approved by Parliament
Electionsappointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following parliamentary elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch with the approval of the parliament

Legislative branch
Description: unicameral Parliament or Storting (169 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)
Elections: last held on 11 September 2017 (next to be held in September 2021)
Election results: percent of vote by party - Ap 27.4%, H 25%, FrP 15.2%, SP 10.3%, SV 6%, V 4.4%, KrF 4.2%, MDG 3.2%, R 2.4%, other/invalid 1.9%; seats by party - Ap 49, H 45, FrP 27, SP 19, SV 11, V 8, KrF 8, MDG 1, R 1; composition - men 99, women 70, percent of women 41.4%

Judicial branch
Highest courts: Supreme Court or Hoyesterett (consists of the chief justice and 18 associate justices)
Judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the monarch (King in Council) upon the recommendation of the Judicial Appointments Board; justices can serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
Subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal or Lagmensrett; regional and district courts; Conciliation Boards; ordinary and special courts; note - in addition to professionally trained judges, elected lay judges sit on the bench with professional judges in the Courts of Appeal and district courts

Political parties and leaders: Center Party or Sp [Trygve Slagsvold VEDUM]Christian Democratic Party or KrF [Knut Arild HAREIDE]Conservative Party or H [Erna SOLBERG]Green Party or MDG [Rasmus HANSSON and Une Aina BASTHOLM]Labor Party or Ap [Jonas Gahr STORE]Liberal Party or V [Trine SKEI GRANDE]Progress Party or FrP [Siv JENSEN]Red Party or R [Bionar MOXNES]Socialist Left Party or SV [Audun LYSBAKKEN]

International organization participation: ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, EITI (implementing country), ESA, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador Kare Reidar AAS (since 17 September 2013)
In the us chancery: 2,720 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20,008
In the us telephone: [1] (202) 333-6,000
In the us FAX: [1] (202) 459-3,990
In the us consulate: Houston, New York, San Francisco
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Kenneth BRAITHWAITE (since 8 February 2018)
From the us embassy: Morgedalsvegen 36, 0378 Oslo;
From the us mailing address: PSC 69, Box 1000, APO AE 9,707
From the us telephone: [47] 21-30-85-40
From the us FAX: [47] 22-44-33-63, 22-56-27-51

Flag description: red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the colors recall Norway's past political unions with Denmark (red and white) and Sweden (blue)

National symbols: lion; national colors: red, white, blue

National anthem
Name: Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, We Love This Country)
Lyricsmusic: lyrics/music: Bjornstjerne BJORNSON/Rikard NORDRAAK: note: adopted 1864; in addition to the national anthem, 'Kongesangen' (Song of the King), which uses the tune of 'God Save the Queen,' serves as the royal anthem

National heritage


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Economy overview: Norway has a stable economy with a vibrant private sector, a large state sector, and an extensive social safety net. Norway opted out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994. However, as a member of the European Economic Area, Norway partially participates in the EU’s single market and contributes sizably to the EU budget.The country is richly endowed with natural resources such as oil and gas, fish, forests, and minerals. Norway is a leading producer and the world’s second largest exporter of seafood, after China. The government manages the country’s petroleum resources through extensive regulation. The petroleum sector provides about 9% of jobs, 12% of GDP, 13% of the state’s revenue, and 37% of exports, according to official national estimates. Norway is one of the world's leading petroleum exporters, although oil production is close to 50% below its peak in 2000. Gas production, conversely, has more than doubled since 2000. Although oil production is historically low, it rose in 2016 for the third consecutive year due to the higher production of existing oil fields and to new fields coming on stream. Norway’s domestic electricity production relies almost entirely on hydropower.In anticipation of eventual declines in oil and gas production, Norway saves state revenue from petroleum sector activities in the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, valued at over $1 trillion at the end of 2017. To help balance the federal budget each year, the government follows a 'fiscal rule,' which states that spending of revenues from petroleum and fund investments shall correspond to the expected real rate of return on the fund, an amount it estimates is sustainable over time. In February 2017, the government revised the expected rate of return for the fund downward from 4% to 3%.After solid GDP growth in the 2004-07 period, the economy slowed in 2008, and contracted in 2009, before returning to modest, positive growth from 2010 to 2017. The Norwegian economy has been adjusting to lower energy prices, as demonstrated by growth in labor force participation and employment in 2017. GDP growth was about 1.5% in 2017, driven largely by domestic demand, which has been boosted by the rebound in the labor market and supportive fiscal policies. Economic growth is expected to remain constant or improve slightly in the next few years.

Real gdp purchasing power parity:
Rank: 48

Real gdp growth rate:
Rank: 156

Real gdp per capita:
Rank: 11

Gross national saving:
Rank: 18

Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 44.8% (2017 est.)
Government consumption: 24% (2017 est.)
Investment in fixed capital: 24.1% (2017 est.)
Investment in inventories: 4.8% (2017 est.)
Exports of goods and services: 35.5% (2017 est.)
Imports of goods and services: -33.2% (2017 est.)

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 2.3% (2017 est.)
Industry: 33.7% (2017 est.)
Services: 64% (2017 est.)

Agriculture products: barley, wheat, potatoes; pork, beef, veal, milk; fish

Industries: petroleum and gas, shipping, fishing, aquaculture, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles

Industrial production growth rate: 1.5% (2017 est.)
Rank: 143

Labor force: 2.797 million (2017 est.)
Rank: 108
By occupation agriculture: 2.1%
By occupation industry: 19.3%
By occupation services: 78.6% (2016 est.)

Unemployment rate:
Rank: 56

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line
Note: NA

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: 21.2% (2014)
Highest 10: 21.2% (2014)

Distribution of family income gini index:
Rank: 147

Budget
Revenues: 217.1 billion (2017 est.)
Expenditures: 199.5 billion (2017 est.)
Surplus or deficit: 4.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 8

Taxes and other revenues: 54.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Rank: 9

Public debt:
Rank: 146

Revenue

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices:
Rank: 99

Central bank discount rate:
Rank: 67

Commercial bank prime lending rate:
Rank: 175

Stock of narrow money:
Rank: 23

Stock of broad money:
Rank: 23

Stock of domestic credit:
Rank: 22

Market value of publicly traded shares:
Rank: 34

Current account balance:
Rank: 16

Exports:
Rank: 36
Partners: UK 21.1%, Germany 15.5%, Netherlands 9.9%, Sweden 6.6%, France 6.4%, Belgium 4.8%, Denmark 4.7%, US 4.6% (2017)
Commodities: petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish

Imports:
Rank: 36
Commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs
Partners: Sweden 11.4%, Germany 11%, China 9.8%, US 6.8%, South Korea 6.7%, Denmark 5.4%, UK 4.7% (2017)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
Rank: 34

Debt external:
Rank: 17

Stock of direct foreign investment at home:
Rank: 27

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad:
Rank: 28

Exchange rates:


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Electricity
Access electrification total population: 100% (2016)
Production: 147.7 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Production rank: 29
Consumption: 122.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Consumption rank: 29
Exports: 15.53 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Exports rank: 12
Imports: 5.741 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Imports rank: 34
Installed generating capacity: 33.86 million kW (2016 est.)
Installed generating capacity rank: 30
Generation sources fossil fuels: 3% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels rank: 208
Generation sources nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources nuclear rank: 159
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 93% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity rank: 8
Generation sources other renewable sources: 4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Generation sources other renewable sources rank: 115

Coal

Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 1.618 million bbl/day (2017 est.)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 16
Crude oil exports: 1.383 million bbl/day (2017 est.)
Crude oil exports rank: 10
Crude oil imports: 36,550 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Crude oil imports rank: 58
Crude oil proven reserves: 6.376 billion bbl (1 January 2018)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 20

Crude oil

Refined petroleum
Products production: 371,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Products production rank: 38
Products consumption: 205,300 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Products consumption rank: 57
Products exports: 432,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Products exports rank: 20
Products imports: 135,300 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Products imports rank: 43

Natural gas
Production: 123.9 billion m³ (2017 est.)
Production rank: 7
Consumption: 4.049 billion m³ (2017 est.)
Consumption rank: 65
Exports: 120.2 billion m³ (2017 est.)
Exports rank: 3
Imports: 5.663 million m³ (2017 est.)
Imports rank: 77
Proven reserves: 1.782 trillion m³ (1 January 2018 est.)
Proven reserves rank: 20

Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 39.8 million Mt (2017 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 65

Energy consumption per capita


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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 745,182 (2017 est.)
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 14 (2017 est.)
Fixed lines rank: 84
Mobile cellular total subscriptions: 5,721,255 (2017 est.)
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 108 (2017 est.)
Mobile cellular rank: 117

Telephone system
General assessment: modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe (2016)
Domestic: Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems (2016)
International: country code - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) (2016)

Broadcast media
Date: (2017)

Internet
Country code: .no
Users total: 5,122,904 (July 2016 est.)
Users percent of population: 97.3% (July 2016 est.)
Users rank: 75

Broadband fixed subscriptions
Total: 2,134,105 (2017 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (2017 est.)
Rank: 51


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Military expenditures:
Rank: 68

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation: 19-35 years of age for male and female compulsory military service; 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women; 19-month service obligation (2017)

Space program

Terrorist groups


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National air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 3 (2015)
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 106 (2015)
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 12,277,220 (2015)
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 0
Note: mt-km (2015)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: LN (2016)

Airports: 95 (2013)
Rank: 61
With paved runways total: 67 (2017)
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 14 (2017)
With paved runways 15-24 to 2437 m: 10 (2017)
With paved runways 914 to 1523 m: 22 (2017)
With paved runways under 914 m: 21 (2017)
With unpaved runways total: 28 (2013)
With unpaved runways 914 to 1523 m: 6 (2013)
With unpaved runways under 914 m: 22 (2013)

Heliports: 1 (2013)

Pipelines: 8,520 km gas, 1304 km oil/condensate (2017)

Railways
Total: 4,250 km (2014)
Standard gauge: 4,250 km
Note: 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2014)
Rank: 44

Roadways
Total: 93,870 km
Note: (includes 393 km of expressways) (2013)
Paved: 75,754 km (2013)
Unpaved: 18,116 km (2013)
Rank: 53

Waterways: 1577 km (2010)
Rank: 51

Merchant marine
Total: 1585 (2017)
By type: bulk carrier 99, general cargo 240, oil tanker 80, other 1166 (2017)
Rank: 16

Ports and terminals
Major seaport: Bergen, Haugesund, Maaloy, Mongstad, Narvik, Sture
LNG terminal:


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Disputes international: Norway asserts a territorial claim in Antarctica (Queen Maud Land and its continental shelf)Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Russia is collecting additional data to augment its 2001 CLCS submissionNorway and Russia signed a comprehensive maritime boundary agreement in 2010

Refugees and internally displaced persons
Refugees: 15,456 (Eritrea), 11,498 (Syria), 7,527 (Somalia), 6,490 (Afghanistan) (2017)
Stateless persons: 3,282 (2017)

Illicit drugs