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Maps of Norway show the location of major cities and regions in Norway. Check out our interactive maps of Norway.

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Country (long form)	Kingdom of Norway
Capital	Oslo
Total Area	125,182.04 sq mi 324,220.00 sq km (slightly larger than New Mexico)
Population	4,503,440 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	5,061,200
Languages	Norwegian (official) note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Literacy	100.0% total, N/A% male, N/A% female
Religions	Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, other 1%, none and unknown 10% (1997)
Life Expectancy	75.87 male, 81.92 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	constitutional monarchy
Currency	1 Norwegian krone (NKr) = 100 oere
GDP (per capita)	$27,700 (2000 est.)
Industry	petroleum and gas, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles, fishing
Agriculture	barley, other grains, potatoes; beef, milk; fish
Arable Land	3%
Natural Resources	petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower