Located in the Scandinavian peninsula, bordering Norway to E with Sweden, Finland It with and for a short stretch with Russia and is wet to N Arctic Sea Ice Age, from the Atlantic to O and S from the North Sea .
The Norwegian territory appears to be a long and narrow coastal strip to N to S that only in the southern regions enlarges to form a large hinterland.
Norway is completely exposed to the sea with a high and rocky coastline faced by islands and marked by a thick succession of deep and pervasive inlets: the fjords.
For the fact that the territory is located in the Norwegian northern latitudes rise to the persistent daytime sunshine during the summer months (the midnight sun) el'oscurità the long winter.
The cold is mitigated by influences dominated by the warm ocean current in the Gulf.
The population density is the lowest in Europe after that Iceland but its economy enables Norway to be today one of the countries with the highest living standards in the world thanks to an economic development that has been able to exploit local resources and ensure widespread prosperity.
Capital: Oslo
Area: 385.199 Km²
Institution: Monarchy
Language: Norwegian
Currency: Norwegian Krone
Religion: Church of Norway
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