Norway

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Norway#

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off after King Olav TRYGGVASON adopted Christianity in 994; conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades.

Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Chief of state: King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991).

Facts#

Capital

Oslo

Region

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

Area

total : 323,802 sq km; land: 304,282 sq km; water: 19,520 sq km

Population

5,509,733 (2024 est.)

Languages

Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities

Currency

Norwegian kroner (NOK)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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Population

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