Norway

Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Population: 4,676,305 (July 2010 est.)

Capital: Oslo

Area: 323,802 sq km

Largest Cities: Oslo, Bergen

Ethnic Groups: Norwegian 94.4%, other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate)

Religious Affiliations: Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1%

Education Expenditure as a share of GDP: 7.2% (2005)

Number of years of compulsory schooling: 11

Monetary Unit: Krona

Economy: Exports - petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish. Imports – machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs

Major trade partners for exports: UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, Sweden, US

Major trade partners for imports: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, China, UK, US, Netherlands