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Photos of Norway

The City Hall (Radhus) in Oslo, Norway.  Although construction began in 1931, World War II delayed completion, and the building was finally finished in 1950. Between 1990 and 2019, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony was held at the City Hall.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 69

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

Norwegian audio sample:

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 57

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 142

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 179

Death rate

comparison ranking: 74

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 28

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 185

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 223

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 191

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 101

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 48

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 56

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 181

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 8

Labor force

comparison ranking: 111

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 65

Public debt

comparison ranking: 145

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 21

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 6

Exports

comparison ranking: 35

Imports

comparison ranking: 36

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 36

Heliports

comparison ranking: 23

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 17

Military and Security

Space

Transnational Issues