minifacts about norway / 2007 Norway, with Svalbard

Source: Norwegian Mapping Authority. Contents

1. Government and elected representatives...... 2 2. Geography, climate and environment...... 6 3. Demographics, health and crime ...... 10 4. Living conditions and consumption...... 19 5. Work and pay...... 21 6. Care services and social welfare ...... 24 7. Education...... 27 8. Media and culture ...... 30 9. Tourism and transportation...... 35 10. Industries...... 38 11. Energy ...... 46 12. Economy...... 49 13. Norway abroad ...... 52 14. Development cooperation...... 54 15. Foreign trade ...... 56 16. Official flag days and public holidays in Norway ...... 59

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1. Government and elected representatives

Number of representatives and validated votes, 2005 election Storting Validated Party Per cent Per cent representatives votes Total 169 100.0 2 638 263 100.0 61 36.1 862 456 32.7 38 22.5 581 896 22.1 Conservative Party 23 13.6 371 948 14.1 Socialist Left Party 15 8.9 232 971 8.8 Christian Democratic Party 11 6.5 178 885 6.8 11 6.5 171 063 6.5 10 5.9 156 113 5.9 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/01/10/stortingsvalg_en/

Parliamentary groups and leadership, 2005-2009 Labour Party (A), 61 representatives Chair: Hill-Marta Solberg Deputy Chair: Progress Party (FrP), 38 representatives Chair: Deputy Chair: Conservative Party (H), 23 representatives Chair: Deputy Chair: Socialist Left Party (SV), 15 representatives Chair: Deputy Chair: Ågot Valle Christian Democratic Party (KrF), 11 representatives Chair: Dagfinn Høybråten Deputy Chair: Ingebrigt S. Sørfonn Centre Party (Sp), 11 representatives Chair: Deputy Chair: Liberal Party (V), 10 representatives Chair: Deputy Chair: Source: Constitutional Office, Storting. More information: http://www.stortinget.no/english/index.html 2 General elections, municipal council elections and county council elections. Voter turnout in per cent

Per cent 100 General elections 80

60 Municipal council elections County council 40

20

0 1920 1925 1931 1937 1947 1955 1963 1971 1979 1987 1995 2003

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/01/

Female representatives in the Storting and municipal councils

Per cent 50 Storting elections 40

30 Municipal council elections 20

10

0 1969 1975 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/01/

Percentage of female ministers in Norwegian governments Per cent 50

40

30

20

10

0 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2005

Source: The Centre for Gender Equality. More information: http://www.ldo.no/wips/1363714412/ 3 The Government and Ministries Office of the Prime Minister Prime Minister (Labour Party)

Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Minister Bjarne Håkon Hansen (Labour Party)

Ministry of Children and Equality Minister (Labour Party)

Ministry of Finance Minister (Socialist Left Party)

Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Minister (Labour Party)

Ministry of Government Administration and Reform Minister Heidi Grande Røys (Socialist Left Party)

Ministry of Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Labour Party)

Ministry of Health and Care Services Minister (Labour Party)

Ministry of Justice and the Police Minister (Labour Party)

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Minister Åslaug Marie Haga (Centre Party)

Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs Minister (Labour Party)

Ministry of Education and Research Minister Øystein Djupedal (Socialist Left Party)

Ministry of Agriculture and Food Minister Terje Riis-Johansen (Centre Party)

Ministry of the Environment Minister Helen Bjørnøy (Socialist Left Party)

Ministry of Trade and Industry Minister (Labour Party)

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Minister (Centre Party)

Ministry of Transport and Communications Minister (Centre Party)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre (Labour Party) (foreign relations issues) Minister (Socialist Left Party) (development issues) Source: Office of the Prime Minister. More information: http://www.regjeringen.no/en 4 Storting presidency, December 2006 Storting President: Jagland, Thorbjørn (Labour Party) Vice President: Hagen, Carl I. (Progress Party)

Lagting President: Lønning, Inge (Conservative Party) Vice President: Lånke, Ola T. (Christian Democratic Party)

Odelsting President: Brørby, Berit (Labour Party) Vice President: Ballo, Olav Gunnar (Socialist Left Party)

Constitutional Office, Karl Johans gate 22, NO-0026 Oslo, Storting: Tel. + 47 23 31 30 50. Fax + 47 23 31 38 50 Source: Constitutional Office, Storting. More information: http://www.stortinget.no/english/

Parliamentary Ombudsman for Public Administration P.O. Box 3 Sentrum, NO-0101 Oslo Tel. + 47 22 82 85 00 Ombudsman Arne Fliflet Toll-free in Norway + 47 800 80 039 Source: http://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/

Sami Parliament, 2005-2009 Sametinget – Sámediggi Ávjovárgeaidnu 50, NO-9730 Karasjok/Kárášjohka. Tel. + 47 78 47 40 00 E-mail: [email protected] The Sami Parliament is a national elective assembly for the Sami of Norway. Every fourth year, 43 representatives are chosen from 13 election districts across all of Norway.

Sami Parliament Council Sami Parliament President Aili Keskitalo Vice President Johan Mikkel Sara Council member Randi A. Skum Council member Jarle Jonassen Council member Terje Tretnes

Committees Planning and Finance Committee: Chair Roger Pedersen Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs: Chair Hilde Anita Nyvoll Youth Development and Education Committee: Chair Synnøve Solbakken-Härkönen Business and Culture Committee: Chair Marianne Balto Source: Sami Parliament.

Governor (Sysselmann) of Svalbard P.O. Box 633, NO-9171 Longyearbyen Tel. + 47 79 02 43 00 Governor Per Sefland Fax + 47 79 02 11 66 Source: Ministry of Justice and the Police. More information: http://www.sysselmannen.svalbard.no/eng/

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2. Geography, climate and environment

Geographic dimensions Compass extremes North: Knivskjelodden on Magerøy 71° 11' 09'' N.Lat. South: Pysen in Mandal 57° 57' 31'' N.Lat. West: Holmebåen at Utvær in Solund 04° 29' 57'' E.Long. East: Hornøya in Vardø 31° 10' 07'' E.Long.

International borders, coastline Shared international borders, total 2 562 km 1 630 km Finland 736 km 196 km Straight-line distance, Kinnarodden-Lindesnes 1 752 km Length of coastline, mainland 25 148 km Excluding fjords and bays 2 532 km Length of island coastlines 58 133 km Greatest breadth, mainland 432 km Narrowest breadth, mainland 2 km

Area Kingdom of Norway 385 199 km2 Mainland 323 802 km2 Svalbard 61 020 km2 Jan Mayen 377 km2

Antarctica Bouvet Island 49 km2 Peter I Island 156 km2 Queen Maud Land . km2

Largest lake Mjøsa 362 km2 Longest river Glomma 600 km Highest waterfall Kjelfossen 840 m (almost perpendicular): Tyssestrengene 300 m Ringedalsfossen 300 m Highest mountains Galdhøpiggen 2 469 m Glittertind 12 464 m Largest glacier Jostedalsbreen 487 km2 Longest fjord Sognefjorden 204 km Largest inhabited island Hinnøya 2 198 km2 1 Includes permanent snow cap. Source: Norwegian Mapping Authority. 6 Air temperature averages1

Celsius 20 Oslo 15 10 Vardø 5

0

-5

-10 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov . Dec.

1Average from 1961-1990 in degrees C. Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute. More information: http://met.no/english/

Precipitation1 Oslo Bergen Bodø Tromsø Vardø Year 763 2 250 925 1 020 1 031 563 January 49 19078 86 95 55 February 36 15261 64 87 41 March 47 17061 68 72 34 April 41 11451 52 64 33 May 53 10649 46 48 30 June 65 13267 54 59 42 July 81 14885 92 77 49 August 89 19080 88 82 55 September 90 283 114 123 102 54 October 84 271 106 147 131 58 November 73 259 81 100 108 59 December 55 235 92 100 106 53 1 Average from 1961-1990 in mm. Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute. More information: http://met.no/english/

Midnight sun (complete disc) and dark period, 2007 Period of darkness Latitude (N) Midnight sun End Start Svalbard (Longyearbyen) 78.0 21 Apr.-21 Aug. 16 Feb. 26 Sep. North Cape 71.2 14 May-29 July 24 Jan. 18 Nov. Hammerfest 70.6 16 May-27 July 21 Jan. 21 Nov. Tromsø 69.7 20 May-23 July 17 Jan. 25 Nov. Bodø 67.3 4 June-8 July 28 Dec. 15 Dec. Source: Almanac for Norway 2007.

7 Protected areas, 31 December 2005 Number Area. Hectares National parks 25 2 219 318 Nature reserves 1 753 380 547 Landscape protection areas 159 1 416 260 Other protected areas 98 12 500 Source: Directorate for Nature Management. More information: http://www.environment.no/

Areas protected under conservation law, 1 January 2006

National park Landscape protection areas Nature reserve Other protected areas

Source: Directorate for Nature Management.

8 National land use, 2005* Km2 Per cent Land area, excluding Svalbard and Jan Mayen 304 280 100.0 Agricultural area 10 359 3.4 Of which fully cultivated 8 670 2.8 Productive forest area 70 361 23.1 Other 214 890 70.6 Source: Norwegian Mapping Authority and Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/01/01/

Household waste 1992 1998 2002 2005 Total household waste. 1 000 tonnes 1 012 1 364 1 612 1 844 Household waste. Kg per capita 237 309 354 402

Quantity recycled, including energy production. Kg per capita .. .. 233 275

Unsorted waste. Per cent 8 33 45 49 Waste for incineration. Per cent .. 23 31 33 Waste for land disposal. Per cent .. 43 24 18 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/01/05/

1 Emissions to air . 1 000 tonnes. CO2 in mill. tonnes

1 000 tonnes Mill. tonnes CO2 500 50

CO2 400 40

300 NMVOC 30

200 20 NOx 100 10

SO2 0 0 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003

1 Emissions from vessels and aircraft travelling between Norway and abroad not included. Source: Statistics Norway and the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/01/klima_luft_en/

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3. Demographics, health and crime

Population and population changes 1995 2006 Population1 4 348 410 4 681 134

Live births, total 60 293 58 545 Male 31 007 229 053 Female 29 286 227 703 Live births per 1 000 inhabitants 14 13

Deaths, total 45 190 41 253 Male 23 020 220 113 Female 22 170 221 119 Deaths per 1 000 inhabitants 10 9

Excess of births 15 103 17 292 In-migration 25 678 45 776 Out-migration 19 312 22 053 Net in-migration 6 366 23 723 Population growth 21 547 40 915 Population growth. Per cent 0.5 0.9 1 Population as of 1 January 1996 and 1 January 2007. 2 1 January 2005. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/folkemengde_en/

Registered population, 1 Jan. 2007 and projected 2010-2060 (medium growth rate assumed). 1 000 Age 2007 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 Total 4 681 4 748 5 045 5 367 5 623 5 843 6 061 0-5 years of age 348 342 354 376 372 383 396 6-15 years of age 622 613 589 622 646 644 666 16-66 years of age 3 102 3 177 3 312 3 394 3 449 3 580 3 668 67 years of age and older 610 616 790 975 1 156 1 236 1 331 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/folkfram_en/

10 Counties and selected municipalities, 1 Jan. 2007 County Number of Area1. 2 Per cent Population Per cent Municipalitiy municipalities Km Mainland 431 323 802 100.0 4 681 134 100.0 Østfold 18 4 182 1.3 262 523 5.6 Sarpsborg 406 50 593 Fredrikstad 288 71 297 22 4 918 1.5 509 177 10.9 Bærum 192 106 932 Oslo 1 454 0.1 548 617 11.7 22 27 397 8.5 188 692 4.0 Kongsvinger 1 036 17 236 Hamar 351 27 909 Oppland 26 25 192 7.8 183 037 3.9 Lillehammer 477 25 537 Gjøvik 672 27 931 Buskerud 21 14 910 4.6 247 655 5.3 Drammen 137 58 730 Ringerike 1 552 28 385 14 2 224 0.7 223 804 4.8 Sandefjord 121 41 897 Larvik 535 41 364 Telemark 18 15 299 4.7 166 170 3.5 165 33 977 Skien 779 50 696 Aust-Agder 15 9 157 2.8 104 759 2.2 Grimstad 303 19 536 Arendal 270 40 057 Vest-Agder 15 7 276 2.2 163 702 3.5 Kristiansand 277 77 840 Mandal 222 14 200 26 9 378 2.9 404 566 8.6 Sandnes 305 60 507 Stavanger 71 117 315 33 15 460 4.8 456 711 9.8 Bergen 465 244 620 26 18 623 5.8 106 194 2.3 Flora 692 11 341 Møre og Romsdal 37 15 121 4.7 245 385 5.2 Molde 363 24 254 Ålesund 98 41 385 Sør-Trøndelag 25 18 848 5.8 278 836 6.0 Trondheim 342 161 730 Nord-Trøndelag 24 22 412 6.9 129 069 2.8 Steinkjer 1 564 20 624 Nordland 44 38 456 11.9 235 436 5.0 Bodø 1 392 45 575 Narvik 2 023 18 301 Romsa 25 25 877 8.0 154 136 3.3 Harstad 372 23 261 Tromsø 2 566 64 492 Finnmárku 19 48 618 15.0 72 665 1.6 Hammerfest 849 9 391 Vadsø 1 258 6 124 1 Including lakes. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/folkemengde_en/ 11 Population by sex, age and marital status, 1 Jan. 2007

90- Male 85-89 Female 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 200 150 100 50 0 050100150200 1000 1000 Unmarried Married Prev. married (incl. separated)

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/folkemengde_en/

Fertility rates in selected countries, 2005 USA1 2.07 Iceland 2.05 Ireland2 1.99 1.94 Norway 1.84 Finland 1.80 1.80 Sweden 1.77 UK 1.80 1.42 1.36 Italy 1.32 1.33 1 2003. 2 2004. Source: Eurostat. More information: http://www.ssb.no/fodte_en/

12 Fertility rates by county, 2005

Fertility rates. 2005 1.67 - 1.77 1.78 - 1.85 1.86 - 1.94 1.95 - 2.07

Source: Statistics Norway. Map data: Norwegian Mapping Authority. More information: http://www.ssb.no/fodte_en/

13 Life expectancy at birth Age 84

80 Female 76

72 Male 68

64

60 0 1946- 1951- 1956- 1961- 1966- 1971- 1976- 1981- 1986- 1991- 1996- 2001- 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/dode_en/

Life expectancy at birth in selected countries, 2004 Female Male 86 79 France 83 76 Italy 84 78 Switzerland 83 78 Spain 83 77 Sweden 83 78 Iceland 83 79 Norway 82 77 Finland 82 75 82 77 Denmark 80 75 USA 80 75 Russia 72 59 Source: World Health Organization. More information: http://www.who.int/whr/en/

Married and cohabiting couples, with and without children 1990 2006 Couples, total 973 000 1 053 000 Married couples1 total 871 000 831 000 Without children2 467 000 486 000 With children2 404 000 345 000

Cohabiting couples, total 102 000 223 000 Without children2 52 000 92 000 With children2 50 000 131 000 1 Including registered partners in 2006. 2 Children = under 18, unmarried and living at home. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/befolkning_en/

14 Marriages, registered partnerships and divorces. Yearly totals

Marriages Divorces Marriages/divorces Registered partnerships Registered partnerships 30 000 300

25 000 250

20 000 200

15 000 150

10 000 100

5 000 50

0 0 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/ekteskap_en/

Children adopted, Norwegian and foreign1

1 200

1 000

800

600 Foreign 400 Norwegian 200

0 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005

1Three-year moving average. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/adopsjon_en/

Most popular names given to children in 2006 Boys' names Girls' names 1 Jonas Thea 2 Mathias Emma 3 Alexander Sara 4 Andreas Julie 5 Elias Ida 6 Kristian Hanna 7 Sebastian Nora 8 Markus Ingrid 9 Sander Emilie 10 Tobias Amalie Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/navn_en/ 15 Immigrant population1 and first-generation immigrants2 1995 2006 First- First- 3 Immigrant Immigrant National background generation generation population population immigrants immigrants Total 215 048 186 039 386 699 318 514 Immigrant population as per cent of total population 5.0 4.3 8.3 6.9 Europe, total 107 780 98 811 174 480 155 103 Denmark 18 489 17 265 19 179 17 779 Finland 4 399 4 173 6 434 5 982 Iceland 2 542 2 349 3 589 3 259 Sweden 14 414 13 860 23 489 22 472 Bosnia-Herzegovina4 9 664 9 409 14 822 12 718 France 1 980 1 904 2 635 2 475 Italy 977 922 1 362 1 284 3 197 2 872 4 823 4 283 Poland 5 576 5 015 11 864 10 938 Russia4 807 788 10 351 9 813 Serbia and Montenegro4 9 064 7 580 12 905 10 042 Spain 1 176 1 096 1 506 1 405 UK 10 756 10 247 11 031 10 429 Turkey 8 043 5 922 14 084 9 337 Germany 7 134 6 761 12 900 12 035 Hungary 1 602 1 260 1 699 1 318 Other Europe 9 365 8 722 21 807 19 534 , total 17 579 14 433 47 532 36 768 Ethiopia4 2 261 1 875 3 185 2 670 Eritrea4 46 43 2 653 1 947 Ghana 1 322 1 099 1 661 1 256 Morocco 4 194 3 026 7 031 4 418 Somalia 3 995 3 328 18 015 13 712 Other Africa 5 807 5 105 14 987 12 765 Asia, total 70 442 54 996 141 180 105 331 Afghanistan 430 359 6 539 5 956 Philippines 4 513 3 974 8 561 7 556 India 5 161 3 704 7 154 4 722 Iraq 2 536 2 337 20 076 16 494 7 793 7 099 14 362 12 148 China 3 073 2 728 5 336 4 478 Pakistan 18 773 11 507 27 675 15 482 7 113 5 951 12 560 8 104 1 996 1 925 7 788 7 553 Vietnam 13 331 10 520 18 333 12 245 1 166 964 2 024 1 396 Other Asia 4 557 3 928 10 772 9 197 North and Central America, total 10 405 10 028 10 682 10 206 1 053 1 018 1 233 1 195 USA 8 350 8 078 6 884 6 639 Central America 1 002 932 2 565 2 372 South America, total 8 034 6 993 11 728 10 033 Chile 5 961 5 074 7 084 5 696 519 502 1 535 1 486 Other South America 2 073 1 919 3 109 2 851 Oceania, total 808 778 1 097 1 073 1 Persons with two foreign-born parents. 2 Foreign-born with two foreign-born parents. 3 Country of birth for persons born abroad; mother's or father's country of birth for persons born in Norway with two foreign-born parents. (Countries are listed in alphabetical order according to their spelling in Norwegian). 4 Comparisons are problematic due to border changes. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/innvbef_en/ 16 Asylum seekers arriving in Norway, by nationality Citizenship 1993 1998 2005 Total 12 876 8 374 5 402 Europe 11 523 4 716 1 435 Africa 464 1 229 1 624 Asia 731 2 138 2 106 North and Central America 12 2 10 South America 26 204 18 Oceania - 2 - Stateless 120 85 209 Source: Norwegian Directorate of Immigration. More information: http://www.udi.no/default.aspx?id=2112

Persons aged 16-79 who are overweight (bmi>=27) or obese (bmi>=30). Per cent Per cent 35 30 Obese Overweight 25 20 15 10 5 0 1973 1995 1998 2005 1973 1995 1998 2005

Female Male

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/helsetilstand_en/

Daily smokers, by sex. Per cent

Per cent 60

50 Male aged 16-74 40

30 Female aged 16-74 20

10

0 1973 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2006

Source: Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Tobacco Dept. More information: http://www.ssb.no/royk_en/ and http://www.shdir.no/tobakk/english/

17 Causes of death Per cent 2004 Male Female Deaths, total 100.0 41 257 20 025 21 232

Diseases, total 93.8 38 702 18 472 20 230 Malignant tumours 25.4 10 489 5 589 4 900 Heart and circulatory diseases 38.4 15 862 7 293 8 569 Respiratory diseases 8.5 3 494 1 711 1 783 Other 21.5 8 857 3 879 4 978

Violent deaths, total 6.2 2 555 1 553 1 002 Accidents 4.8 1 980 1 165 815 Suicide 1.3 529 359 170 Homicide 0.1 39 25 14 Other 0.0 7 4 3 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/dodsarsak_en/

Persons criminally charged, per 10,000 inhabitants; criminal offences investigated and cleared, per 1 000 inhabitants

90 Persons criminally charged per 10 000 inhabitants 80 Criminal offences investigated per 1 000 inhabitants Criminal offences cleared per 1 000 inhabitants 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/lovbrudde_en/

Reported offences, by type of offence 1997 2005 Per 1 000 Per 1 000 Offence type Number Number inhabitants inhabitants Total 402 252 91.6 394 301 85.6 Economic 6 968 1.6 8 097 1.8 Other offences for gain 214 865 48.9 192 369 41.8 Violent 19 288 4.4 25 064 5.4 Sexual 3 372 0.8 3 311 0.7 Narcotics 31 217 7.1 37 597 8.2 Damage to property 27 592 6.3 20 908 4.5 Environmental 3 866 0.9 2 647 0.6 Workplace environment 1 206 0.3 862 0.2 Traffic 55 657 12.7 61 825 13.4 Other 38 221 8.7 41 621 9.0 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/lovbrudde_en/

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4. Living conditions and consumption

Housing figures. 2001 Total dwellings 1 961 548 Average usable size per dwelling. M2 121.4 Average usable size per person. M2 53.1 Average number of residents per dwelling 2.3

Number of rooms Per cent 1-2 rooms 18.2 3 or more rooms 81.8

Building types Detached houses 57.1 Attached homes, two-person homes and other residences of fewer 21.2 than three storeys Blocks of flats or other residential structures of three or more storeys 18.4 Other 3.4

Year constructed -1920 10.9 1921-1960 25.8 1961-1980 34.4 1981-2001 29.0

Form of occupancy Owned privately or jointly 62.5 Owned through cooperative or limited company 14.1 Rental 23.3 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/fobbolig_en/

19 Consumption, 1997-1999 and 2003-2005. Average annual expenditure per household. 1999- 2005- Goods and services category Per cent Per cent NOK NOK Expenditures, total 268 514 100.0 322 998 100.0 Food and non-alcoholic beverages 32 409 11.5 37 754 11.7 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco 7 597 2.9 9 967 3.1 Clothing and footwear 15 162 5.3 17 952 5.6 Housing, lighting and heating 69 643 26.7 84 708 26.2 Furniture and household articles 16 811 7.0 20 996 6.5 Health 6 895 2.8 9 678 3.0 Transport 53 270 17.3 58 484 18.1 Postal and telecommunication services 5 082 2.5 8 541 2.6 Culture and leisure 31 604 12.6 39 879 12.3 Education 2 775 0.3 1 053 0.3 Restaurant and hotel services 10 923 3.9 12 333 3.8 Other 16 342 7.2 21 652 6.7 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/05/02/

Household expenses for food, housing and transport

Per cent 70

60

50 Transport 40

30 Housing 20

10 Food 0 1958 1967 1973 1974-1977-1980-1983- 1986-1989-1992-1996- 1999-2002-2003- 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1998 2001 2004 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/05/02/

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5. Work and pay

Primary work status, persons aged 16-74. Average percentage, 2005

Other activity 2/ Retired2 Not stated 7 % 5 % Early retirement/ disability 2 10 %

Working from home2 3 %

Working1 Student or 63 % trainee2 12 %

1"Working" includes both full-time and part-time employment as primary activity. 2Includes some unemployed. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/aku_en/

21 Employment by business sector. Average percentage, 2005. 1 000 Per cent Total Male Female Total (including "not stated") 100.0 2 289 1 211 1 078 Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 3.2 75 57 17 Oil and gas 1.4 32 26 6 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying 11.7 269 201 68 Electricity and water supply 0.7 16 13 3 Construction 6.9 159 149 10 Retail, hotel and restaurant 18.4 421 211 209 Transport and communication 6.6 152 113 39 Financial services and insurance 2.2 51 26 24 Property management, business services and rental operations 10.1 231 147 84 Public administration, defence and social insurance 6.0 13877 62 Education 8.3 190 65 125 Health and social services 20.0 458 83 375 Other social and personal services 4.2 97 41 56 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/regsys_en/

Women in the workforce, aged 15-64. Selected countries, 2005

Iceland

Norway

Denmark

Sweden

UK

Finland

Germany

France

Ireland Working Spain Part-time Italy

020406080100 Per cent

Source: Eurostat. More information: http://www.ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm

22 Public sector employment as share of total employment. Per cent Per cent 35 30 25 20 15 Municipal 10 5 State 0 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/06/arbeid_en/

Average monthly pay, full-time employees, 2005 Women's pay Business sector Male Female as percentage of men's NOK Per cent Average, all sectors 31 600 27 400 87 Fish farming 27 500 25 900 94 Oil and gas, mining and quarrying 44 900 39 400 88 Industry 29 500 26 400 89 Electricity supply 33 500 30 700 91 Construction 28 000 27 500 98 Retail 30 700 25 800 84 Hotel and restaurant 24 500 21 800 89 Transport 30 200 27 200 90 Financial services 44 300 31 900 72 Property management, business services and rental operations 37 000 29 600 80 State 31 100 28 300 91 Educational personnel in school system 31 700 30 700 97 Municipal and county agencies 27 200 25 000 92 Private teaching and training 31 900 28 100 88 Private health and social services 28 900 24 400 84 State hospital services 36 900 28 100 76 Social and personal services 32 600 28 900 89 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/lonnansatt_en/

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6. Care services and social welfare

Preschool availability

Per cent 100 Ages 3-5 80

60 Ages 1-5

40 Ages 1-2 20

0 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/barnehager_en/

Public after-school care. Pupils receiving 6 hours or more per week 2000 2005 Total 121 414 129 778 Year 1 38 388 41 836 Year 2 35 853 38 636 Year 3 29 719 31 366 Year 4 16 416 16 690 Years 5 to 7 1 038 1 306 Source: Primary school information system.

24 Children receiving cash benefit in lieu of preschool attendance. Per cent of all children Per cent 90 1-year-olds 2-year-olds 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Source: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation (NAV). More information: http://www.nav.no/page?id=1073743655 Child benefits. Annual benefit, per child1 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2007 First child 500 2 100 8 748 9 948 11 640 11 640 Second child 1 500 3 324 9 240 9 948 11 640 11 640 Third child 2 000 4 344 10 656 10 944 11 640 11 640 Fourth child 2 200 4 620 11 280 10 944 11 640 11 640 Fifth child and each additional child 2 400 4 908 11 664 10 944 11 640 11 640 Expanded child benefit2 . . . . . 11 640 Small-child supplement for single parents3 . . . . . 7 920 Finnmark supplement4 . . . . . 3 840 Svalbard supplement5 . . . . . 3 840 1 Average annual amount, in NOK, for qualifying children. 2 Benefit for one child more than the actual number of qualifying children, given to single parents under certain circumstances. 3 Supplement provided to single parents of small children for up to three years if they qualify for the expanded child benefit as well as full transitional single-parent benefits. 4 Given to benefit recipients who live in Finnmark County and certain municipalities of Nord-Troms County. 5 Introduced 1 Jan. 2007. Source: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation (NAV). More information: http://www.nav.no/page?id=1073743655 Economic social security. Number of benefit cases (1 000) 200

150

100

50

0 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/soshjelpk_en/ 25 Disability pension recipients. Total number

(1 000) 200

150 Female

100 Male

50

0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Source: National Insurance Administration. More information: http://www.nav.no/page?id=1073743655

Users of nursing and care services

(1 000) 300

250 Institutional residents 200 Assisted-living residents 150

100 Home service recipients 50

0 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/03/02/helsetjko_en/

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7. Education

Schools and pupils/students 1984/85 2005/06 Pupils/ Pupils/ Type of school Schools Schools students students Primary/lower secondary schools 3 540 545 879 3 160 619 640 Private primary/lower secondary schools . . 145 13 269 Upper secondary schools1 920 203 702 650 237 437 Private upper secondary schools . 16 936 241 23 357 Universities and colleges 228 92 083 70 211 264 Private universities and colleges 67 15 402 30 29 166 1 Pupils and apprentices in upper secondary schools as well as pupils and students in technical schools, county colleges and participants in job-training courses. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/04/

Share of men and women with higher education. Per cent

Per cent 30

25

20 Men 15

10 Women 5

0 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/04/

27 Universities and specialized university institutions. Students, 1 Oct. Per cent Per cent 1995 2005 female female Students, total 79 954 53.4 88 105 55.8 36 000 57.3 29 732 60.3 15 667 56.3 15 743 58.4 University of Tromsø 6 079 54.1 5 860 57.2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology 15 861 45.9 19 950 47.2 Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) 1 927 47.4 2 731 55.7 University of Stavanger . . 7 508 59.7 Norwegian School of Theology 557 47.2 847 55.7 Norwegian School of Veterinary Science 318 76.7 399 78.7 Oslo School of Architecture 274 48.5 461 47.7 Norwegian School of Sport Sciences 515 40.2 1 739 55.7 Norwegian Academy of Music 314 47.5 562 56.6 Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration 2 442 31.7 2 573 37.8 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/04/02/40/utuvh_en/

Norwegian students/pupils abroad Exchange or study-abroad Degree studies programmes Country 1992/93 2000/01 2005/06 2005/06 Total 8 932 14 745 13 958 8 210 UK 2 195 3 889 2 743 786 Australia . 3 060 2 185 549 Denmark 675 1 613 2 384 255 Sweden 1 096 694 1 090 139 USA 2 305 1 689 925 1 306 Hungary . 630 756 20 Poland . 327 726 30 Germany 949 694 412 326 France 374 362 406 338 Netherlands 158 572 349 88 Spain . 88 288 485 Italy 74 84 220 142 Canada 130 159 199 140 New Zealand . . 145 119 Ireland 3 148 184 76 Czech Republic . . 187 37 Switzerland 248 221 140 35 Austria 46 42 30 43 Finland . 26 29 56 Iceland 22 20 27 34 32 33 22 40 Other Europe . . 280 531 Other Asia . . 145 756 Latin America . . 87 510 South Africa . . 63 329 Other Africa . . 30 665 China . . 14 260 Tanzania . . - 288 Source: Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund. More information: http://www.lanekassen.no/templates/SectionPage____5332.aspx 28 Foreign students in Norway Country 1997/98 2000/01 2005/06 Students, total 7 490 8 533 13 630 Sweden 539 892 1 056 Denmark 602 707 779 Germany 253 360 462 UK 358 350 314 USA 275 258 314 Finland 130 205 264 Iceland 182 222 202 Netherlands 89 120 138 Poland 72 69 153 Turkey 40 25 36 Switzerland 33 35 40 Italy 34 57 48 Slovakia 4 14 35 Japan 19 20 55 Austria 23 28 33 Czech Republic 14 21 36 Hungary 12 15 28 Belgium 17 17 22 Australia 17 14 30 New Zealand 4 6 2

Other/not specified 4 773 5 098 9 583 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.oecd.org/

Research & Development investment, 1 Oct. 1993 2003 R & D R & D R & D R & D investment. employee- investment. employee- Mill. NOK years Mill. NOK years Total 14 336 22 166 27 332 29 621 Business and industry 5 631 7 482 13 477 13 901 Institute sector 4 811 8 026 6 360 7 238 University and college sector 3 894 6 658 7 495 8 482

Total R & D investment as share of GDP in 2003. Per cent 1.75 Source: NIFU STEP Studies in Innovation, Research and Education. More information: http://english.nifustep.no/

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8. Media and culture

Norway's largest newspapers Net circulation Change from Newspaper, city of publication 2005 2004. Per cent VG - Verdens Gang, Oslo 343 703 -5.9 Aftenposten, morning edition, Oslo 252 716 1.1 Dagbladet, Oslo 162 069 -11.5 Aftenposten, evening edition, Oslo 141 612 -4.4 Bergens Tidende, Bergen 88 054 -0.9 Adresseavisen, Trondheim 79 070 -6.9 Dagens Næringsliv, Oslo 74 248 5.3 Stavanger Aftenblad, Stavanger 68 186 -1.9 Drammens Tidende, Drammen 43 244 -2.7 Fædrelandsvennen, Kristiansand 43 263 -2.0 Source: Norwegian Media Businesses' Association. More information: http://www.mediebedriftene.no/index.asp?id=43977

Newspapers1 Number Circulation. 1 000 1993 2005 1993 2005 Newspapers, total 143 163 2 934 2 782 6 issues per week 62 64 2 197 2 110 2-5 issues per week 79 81 723 580 1 issue per week 2 18 14 92

Sunday editions - 13 694 989 1 Members of the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association. Source: Norwegian Media Businesses' Association. More information: http://www.mediebedriftene.no/index.asp?id=43977

30 News agencies in Norway Agence France-Presse (AFP) Tel.: + 47 22 83 93 94 c/o Norway International Press Centre Fax: + 47 22 83 93 95 Haakon VIIs gt. 10, NO-0161 Oslo E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Pierre-Henry Deshayes Internet: www.afp.com

Agencia EFE Tel.: + 47 22 24 50 91 c/o Norway International Press Centre Fax: + 47 22 24 50 70 Haakon VIIs gt. 10, NO-0161 Oslo E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Jaime Espantaleón Internet: www.efe.es

Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå (ANB) Tel.: + 47 22 99 84 00 P.O. Box 8713, Youngstorget, NO-0028 Oslo Fax: + 47 22 99 84 10 Contact: Tor Axelsen Internet: www.apressen.no

Associated Press (AP) Tel.: + 47 22 20 10 30 Holbergsgate 1, NO-0166 Oslo Fax: + 47 22 20 52 80 Contact: Doug Mellgren Internet: www.ap.org

Avisenes Pressebyrå (APB) Tel.: + 47 22 34 01 80 Grensen 12, P.O. Box 726 Sentrum, NO-0105 Oslo Fax: + 47 22 34 01 90 Contact: Haakon Larsen E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.avispress.no

Bulls Pressetjeneste AS Tel.: + 47 22 98 26 60 Ebbells gt. 3, NO-0183 Oslo Fax: + 47 22 20 49 78 Contact: Paul Einar Vatne Internet: www.bulls.no

Newswire Norge Tel.: + 47 24 14 51 51 Rådhusgaten 7b, NO-0151 Oslo Fax: + 47 24 14 51 52 Contact: Christopher Hoelfeldt-Lund E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.newswire.no

Norsk Telegrambyrå AS (NTB) Tel.: + 47 22 03 44 00 Holbergsgate 1, P.O. Box 6817, St. Olavs plass, Fax: + 47 22 03 44 50 NO-0130 Oslo Internet: www.ntb.no Contact: Pål Bjerketvedt

Nynorsk Pressekontor Tel.: + 47 22 42 92 60 Pilestredet 8, NO-0180 Oslo Fax: + 47 22 42 92 06 Contact: Asgeir Olden E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.npk.no

Reuters Norge AS Tel.: + 47 22 93 69 00 Stortorvet 10, NO-0155 Oslo Fax: + 47 22 42 00 18 Contact: Alister Doyle Internet: www..com

31 Fixed and mobile telephone subscriptions, 31 Dec. Subscriptions 5 000 000 Fix ed telephony 4 000 000 Mobile telephony

3 000 000

2 000 000

1 000 000

0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Source: Norwegian Post and Telecommunication Authority. More information: http://www.npt.no/portal/page/portal/PG_NPT_ENG/PAG_NPT_ENG

Access to media and electronic appliances at home, ages 9-79. Per cent 1991 1997 2005 NRK1 98 97 98 NRK2 . 71 85 TV 2 . 91 94 TV Norge 36 72 87 TV 3 33 53 60 Local TV 28 43 48 Swedish TV 40 45 50 Satellite TV 39 58 72 Pay TV 9 14 19 Videotape player 51 70 72 DVD player . . 75

Local radio 87 89 83

Cassette player 95 92 65 Record player 63 57 39 CD player 33 81 96 MP3 player 36

Private satellite antenna 5 19 31 Cable 29 38 46 Shared antenna 7 6 8 Ordinary antenna with multiple channels 19 52 46

Home PC .. 50 83 Internet .. 13 74 Video games .. 23 41 CD-ROM player .. 29 79 DVD player in PC . . 58 Text TV .. 79 93 Mobile telephone .. .. 92 Broadband . . 51 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/medie_en/ 32 Use of media and electronics, average day. Ages 9-79

Comics 1991 2005 Video Periodicals Weeklies Book Home PC Internet Record/cassette/CD/MP3 Radio New spaper TV

020406080100 Per cent

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/medie_en/

Cultural activities, 2004. Per cent of population participating in the past 12 months. Ages 9-79

Opera/operetta Ballet, other dance performance Cultural festival Concert (classical music) Religious/philosophical meeting Ar texhibit Museum Concert (popular music) Theatre (plays, musicals) Public library Sporting event Cinema

0 1020304050607080 Per cent

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/07/

33 Membership in the and other religious and philosophical communities, 2006 Members1 Per cent Population, total2 4 640 219 100.0 Membership, Church of Norway3 31 Dec. 2005 3 938 723 84.9

Christian faith communities, total 216 141 100.0 Seventh Day Adventist 5 258 2.4 Free Evangelical Fellowship 3 514 1.6 Evangelical Lutheran Church Community 19 308 8.9 Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church 3 738 1.7 Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland in Norway 2 999 1.4 The Christian Church (Smith's Friends) 6 280 2.9 Orthodox Church in Norway 5 494 2.5 Roman Catholic 46 440 21.5 Evangelical Lutheran Church Community 3 347 1.5 Baptist 8 745 4.0 Missionary Covenant Church 8 154 3.8 Jehovah's Witnesses 14 568 6.7 The Christian Community 2 461 1.1 Christian Center 2 975 1.4 Methodist 11 324 5.2 Pentecostal 39 492 18.3 Church of Sweden in Norway 12 166 5.6 Other Christian faith communities 19 878 9.2

Other religions, total 90 098 100.0 Baha'i 1 004 1.1 Buddhism 9 934 11.0 Hinduism 3 669 4.1 Islam 72 023 79.9 Sikhism 2 257 2.5 Judaism 8701.0 Other 3410.4

Philosophical groups, total membership 77 271 100.0 Norwegian Humanist Association 76 470 99.0 Other 8011.0 1 Includes only members for whom public financial support is received. 2 Population as of 1 January 2006. 3 Membership figures from Norwegian Social Science Data Services and the Church of Norway. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/trosamf_en/

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9. Tourism and transportation

Overnight visits of foreign nationals, by nationality, 2005

Spain France USA UK Netherlands Sweden Denmark Germany

0 500 000 1 000 000 1 500 000 2 000 000 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/overnatting_en/

Norwegian Coastal Voyage, Bergen-Kirkenes ship route. Passengers

600 000

500 000

400 000 Passengers 300 000

200 000 Northbound

100 000 Southbound 0 1982 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/hurtigruta_en/ 35 Accommodations 1999 2002 2003 2005 Hotels1 1 162 1 124 1 099 1 136

Beds 137 653 143 635 143 799 143 569

Guest-nights. 1 000 16 416 16 188 15 636 17 110

Guest-nights Norwegians. Per cent 68.5 70.9 72.0 72.2 Foreign nationals. Per cent 31.5 29.1 28.0 27.8

Tourist cabins Cabin complexes, guest-nights 378 716 482 011 601 019 1 076 409 Intermediaries of cabins, guest-nights 1 443 920 1 527 492 1 374 260 1 380 104

Registered camping areas2 931 847 811 796 Guest-nights. 1 000 7 154 7 383 7 247 7 834 Norwegians. Per cent 69.7 71.3 71.0 72.5 Foreign nationals. Per cent 30.3 28.7 29.0 27.5 1 Includes hotels, guest houses, hostels and other lodging facilities with at least 20 beds. 2 Camping areas with at least 8 cabins or at least 50 caravan sites. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/overnatting_en/

Traffic deaths

600

500

400

300

200

100

0 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2006*

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/vtu_en/

36 Vehicles, aircraft and transport infrastructure, 31 Dec. 1993 2005 Motor vehicles, etc. Total 2 986 381 3 962 214 Automobiles 1 985 609 2 523 131 Private cars 1 633 088 2 028 909 Buses 29 134 28 783 Commercial vans 169 981 302 956 Lorries, combination vehicles 153 406 162 483 Tractors and motorized equipment 213 550 239 991 Motorcycles 35 629 109 338 Snow scooters 37 741 55 776 Mopeds 125 442 148 161 Trailers 588 410 885 817

Civil aviation Airports with scheduled flights 52 53 Aircraft, total 848 1 056 Fixed-wing aircraft 741 888 Helicopters 107 168

Public roads km Total 90 502 92 864 National roads 26 406 27 273 County roads 27 050 27 048 Municipal roads 37 046 38 543

State railways (NSB) Railway network, total 4 023 4 087 Electrified 2 422 2 528 Double track 99 224 Source: National Rail Administration, Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Avinor. More information: http://www.ssb.no/transpinn_en/

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10. Industries

Agricultural land use

Agricultural area, total 2 km Other tilled area 14 000 Grain and oil seed Fully cultivated meadow /grazing area 12 000 Natural or lightly cultivated meadow /grazing area 10 000

8 000

6 000

4 000

2 000

0 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/04/10/

Livestock in agriculture 1995 2005* Horses 22 400 29 400 Cattle, total 988 400 932 600 Cows1 338 300 320 300 Breeding pigs 90 500 99 500 Sheep over 1 year 1 010 600 945 100 Milk goats 58 700 44 700 Fowl 3 656 200 3 365 300 1 Includes milk cows and suckling cows. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/04/10/

38 Agricultural production and forestry 1995 2005* Crops1. 1 000 tonnes Grain, total 1 226 1 298 Wheat 312 395 Barley 547 589 Oats 354 279 Potatoes 400 317 Hay2 2 396 2 660

Livestock products. 1 000 tonnes Meat, total 240 289 Beef and veal 85 85 Pork 96 113 Mutton and lamb 27 26 Eggs 50 51 Cow's milk (1 000 litres) 1 851 1 537

Cut timber for sale3, total. 1 000 m3 Softwood logs3 7 531 8 227 Hardwood logs3 215 63 1 Of active agricultural businesses. 2 Includes total yield of solid matter from haymaking meadows. 3 Applies to fiscal years 1995/96 and 2005, firewood excluded. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/04/10/

Productive forest area, by property size, 2005 Units Area Productive forest area Number Per cent Km2 Per cent 25 decares and larger, total 116 502 100.0 67 423 100.0 25 - 99 decares 35 239 30.2 1 969 2.9 100 - 999 decares 69 092 59.3 23 164 34.4 1 000 - 4 999 decares 11 036 9.6 20 294 30.1 5 000 - decares 1 135 1.0 21 002 31.1 Protected productive forest area, 2005 . . 994 1.5 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/04/20/

39 Organically cultivated area in the , including areas in transition

Per cent 8

7

6 Finland 5 4

3 Denmark 2 Sweden Norway 1 0 199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005

Source: Norway – Debio and Statistics Norway; Sweden – KRAV, Statistics Sweden and Swedish Board of Agriculture; Denmark – Danish Plant Directorate and Statistics Denmark; Finland – Evira and TIKE.

Agricultural operations, by area under activity

250 000 100- decares 200 000 50-99 decares 5-49 decares

150 000

100 000

50 000

0 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 2005*

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/04/10/

40 Landings and landed value of major fish species 1 000 tonnes1 Mill. NOK2 Fish species 1993 2005* 1993 2005* Total 2 387 2 382 6 103 11 524 Capelin 530 67 291 92 Salmon and sea trout 1 0 29 0 Halibut, flounder and blue halibut 18 20 234 405 Tusk 27 12 159 88 Haddock 44 63 253 519 Cod 275 224 1 978 2 957 Eelpout 1030 57 0 Saithe 188 228 582 1 086 Ling and blue ling 20 15 190 179 Blue whiting 200 739 106 527 Fat herring and small herring 186 580 215 2 407 herring 155 163 195 442 Sprat 47 2 43 9 Mackerel 224 120 538 1 495 Sand eel 101 17 57 14 Redfish 32 13 122 123 Spiny dogfish 7 1 29 8 Crab 2 7 10 113 Shrimp 49 48 605 637 Other3 178 63 374 422 1 Round weight. 2 Primary value of catch as reported by fishermen. 3 Including seaweed. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/fiskeri_en/

Fish farming. Salmon and trout, amount sold

(1 000 tonnes) 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1971 1981 1991 2001 2005*

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/05/fiskeoppdrett_en/

41 Value of farmed vs. traditionally landed fish Bill. NOK 30

25

20

15 Farmed

10

5 Landed fish 0 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005*

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/05/fiskeoppdrett_en/

Export of fish and fish products 1995 2005 1 000 Mill. 1 000 Mill. tonnes NOK tonnes NOK Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other invertebrate marine animals, including processed items, total 1 349 19 260 1 701 31 350 Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fillets 342 5 916 521 11 918 Fish, frozen, excluding fillets 5803 455 790 8 270 Fish fillets, frozen 186 3 146 98 2 552 Fish fillets and other fish meat, fresh or frozen 24 529 37 1 596 Dried cod and other dried fish 71 2 593 80 3 205 Fish fillets, dried, salted or brined 14 276 9 269 Fish, salted or brined 77 1 344 9 206 Fish, smoked 4 249 4 331 Crustaceans, frozen or made into meal or pellets, suitable for human consumption 4 219 18 343 Fish, processed or preserved, including caviar and caviar imitations 29 640 21 462 Crustaceans and molluscs, processed or preserved 11 652 15 583 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/05/

Wholesale and retail trade and services, 2004 Number of Sales1. Employees enterprises Mill. NOK Motor vehicle and motorcycle sales, retail fuel sales 10 492 56 151 167 302 Agencies and wholesale 20 104 106 124 585 440 Retail sales and repair of household goods 37 023 189 486 268 626

Real estate, business services and rental operations2 81 568 195 078 249 483 1 Value-added tax not included. 2 Figures do not include housing cooperatives, data processing operations and non-financial holding companies. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/10/10/

42 Norwegian petroleum activities 1993 1995 2000 2005 Employees Oil and natural gas production 17 338 16 498 14 283 16 794 Work offshore 5 399 5 064 4 822 5 573 Work onshore 11 939 11 434 9 461 11 221 Service activities 4 173 4 437 7 743 11 841

Gross value of production. Mill. NOK Oil and natural gas production 123 149 131 637 365 420 494 042 Service activities 5 303 6 151 15 883 32 504 Pipeline transport 12 902 12 620 16 851 19 677

Gross capital investment. Mill. NOK Oil and gas production 50 886 42 497 52 898 78 438 Service activities - 44 4 287 -1 028 Pipeline transport 6 693 6 086 691 10 015

Crude oil production. 1 000 tonnes 79 521 131 746 153 030 125 070

Export Crude oil. 1 000 tonnes 68 332 121 860 137 637 112 823 Natural gas. Mill. sm3 25 380 27 598 48 521 79 253

Probable Norwegian reserves Original Crude oil. Mill. sm3 1 825 2 674 6 054 4 173 Natural gas. Bill. sm3 1 549 781 7 032 3 155 Remaining Crude oil. Mill. sm3 1 174 1 355 3 867 1 201 Natural gas. Bill. sm3 1 227 366 6 355 2 331 Source: Statistics Norway and Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/06/

Oil prices, Brent blend

USD/barrel 70 60 50 40 30 20

10 0 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2006

Source: IMF and Petroleum Intelligence Weekly.

43 Industrial activity, by sector, 2004 Enter- Em- Production value1 Sector prises ployees Mill. NOK Per cent Manufacturing and mining/quarrying 10 519 253 882 541 003 100.0

Mining/quarrying 334 3 841 8 248 1.5

Manufacturing 10 185 250 041 532 755 98.5 Food products, beverages and tobacco 1 480 50 533 133 974 24.8 Textiles, upholstery, leather and leather products 400 4 977 5 159 1.0 Wood products 871 14 077 20 522 3.8 Pulp, paper and paper products 88 7 892 19 959 3.7 Publishing, printing, etc. 1 561 28 234 37 460 6.9 Petroleum products, chemical products 181 13 906 77 420 14.3 Rubber and plastic products 307 5 420 7 787 1.4 Other non-metallic mineral products 560 9 505 16 626 3.1 Basic metals 116 12 680 53 101 9.8 Metal products, excluding machinery 1 276 18 877 22 178 4.1 Machinery and equipment 1 162 21 123 33 051 6.1 Electrical and optical equipment 718 17 778 32 333 6.0 Oil platforms and modules 104 18 031 32 829 6.1 Transport equipment 635 16 024 25 612 4.7 Other non-metallic mineral products 726 10 984 14 744 2.7 1 Value-added tax not included. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/sti_en/

Norwegian-owned ships and rigs in international service, 1 July 2006 Norwegian Norwegian Ordinary Ship International Register Ship Register1 Foreign flag 1 000 1 000 1 000 No. No. No. dwt. dwt. dwt. Ships, total2 253 2 762 641 20 777 803 15 600 Passenger ships, catamarans and ferries3 14 367 6 25 12 130 Gas and chemical tankers 2 18 230 6 666 161 3 067 Other tankers 18 2 105 60 5 528 59 5 204 Combined carriers .. .. 16 1 656 2 174 Bulk carriers .. .. 72 4 582 102 3 061 Other dry cargo ships 45 76 182 2 117 325 3 145 Offshore petroleum service ships 174 563 75 228 142 409

Rigs, total 8 ...... 60 .. Drilling vessels 8 ...... 49 .. Residence and service vessels ...... 11 .. 1 Includes 51 ships totalling 2.6 mill dwt. that are regarded as foreign-owned 2 Ships of 1 000 gross tonnes and larger. 3 Tonnage in units of 1 000 gross tonnes. Not included in total dwt. Source: Norwegian Shipowners' Association. More information: http://www.ssb.no/handelsfl_en/

44 Norwegian merchant fleet1, end of year. 1 000 gross tonnes 1995 2000 2005 Tonnage, total 20 834 21 572 16 495 Of which tankers 12 006 11 545 7 923 Tanker percentage 58 54 48 1 Vessels of 100 gross tonnes and larger for carrying passengers and cargo; includes Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register and Norwegian International Ship Register. Source: Norwegian Maritime Directorate. More information: http://www.ssb.no/handelsfl_en/

Officers and crew aboard Norwegian-owned and Norwegian- controlled ships in international service, Feb. 2005 Total Norwegians Foreign nat'ls Total 49 725 12 265 37 460 Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register (NOR) 7 325 7 080 245 Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) 18 210 3 095 15 115 Foreign flag 24 190 2 090 22 100 Source: Norwegian Shipowners' Association. More information: http://www.rederi.no/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=881

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11. Energy

Extraction of energy resources. Petajoules1 1995 2000 2003 2005* Total 7 648 9 542 10 154 10 118 Hydroelectricity 441 512 382 492 Crude oil and condensate 5 749 6 673 6 296 5 647 Natural gas and LPG 1 428 2 315 3 365 3 912 Coal 8 18 83 41 Wood2 21 24 28 27 1 1 petajoule = 1015 joules. 2 Wood, pellets and briquettes for household use. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/energiregn_en/

Energy consumption1. Petajoules 1980 1990 2000 2005* Net consumption within energy sector2 90 152 212 243

Consumption, excluding energy sector3 901 910 1 001 1 015 International shipping 227 177 178 156 Domestic use 674 733 823 859 Agriculture and fisheries 28 31 34 33 Mining/quarrying 7 5 4 4 Manufacturing 307 306 359 364 Construction 13 9 11 12 Transport-related 61 73 101 113 Other sectors 81 97 97 112 Private households 178 212 217 221 1 Energy sector encompasses all activities to produce energy. 2 Not including energy use in voltage transformation. 3 Includes energy resources used as raw materials. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/energiregn_en/

46 Energy consumption (excluding energy sector and int'l shipping). Petajoules1 PJ 1 000

800 Gas, district heating, solid fuel 600 Oil for transport 400 Oil, excluding transport

200 Electricity

0 19761980198419881992199620002004

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/energiregn_en/

Electricity supply 1992 1995 2000 2002 2004 Number Electrical installations 355 326 332 309 305 Power producing 237 215 146 168 172

GWh1 Electricity production 117 206 123 011 142 817 130 473 110 472 Import 1 380 2 300 1 474 5 334 15 334 Export 10 109 8 962 20 529 15 045 3 842 Net consumption, priority 92 628 97 450 100 397 103 236 104 753 Wood and paper processing 4 628 5 134 5 164 5 288 5 887 Energy-intensive industry 27 468 28 369 30 521 29 620 34 646 Mining/quarrying and other industry 8 721 8 539 7 004 7 341 8 277 Households and agriculture 33 176 35 587 35 685 36 111 33 847 Other 18 635 19 819 22 022 24 875 20 683 Net consumption, non-priority 7 813 7 514 10 518 6 842 4 869 1 1 GWh = 1 000 000 KWh. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/elektrisitet_en/

47 Hydroelectric facilities, 31 Dec. 2005 GWh1 Per cent Potential2 205 308 100

Developed 119 724 58 Under development 1 345 1 Concession issued 1 042 1 Concession applied for 1 961 1 Preliminary plans announced3 5730 Protected water systems 44 193 22 Remainder 36 467 18 1 Power plants producing less than 50 kW not included in table. 2 Energy available in Norwegian waterways that are technically and economically developable. 3 Concession application expected. Source: Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Administration. More information: http://www.nve.no/modules/module_111/news_group_view.asp?iCategoryid=623&lang=e

Total production of crude oil and natural gas. Mill. sm3 o.e.1 Mill. sm3 o.e. 300

250 Natural gas 200

150

100

50 Oil, including NGL and condensate 0 1971 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 1 sm3 (standard cubic metre) o.e. (oil equivalent). Source: Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/06/20/

Largest oil-producing countries, 2005. Mill. barrels per day Saudi Arabia 9.5 Russia 9.4 USA 7.3 Iran 4.0 Mexico 3.8 China 3.6 Canada 3.0 Norway 3.0 Venezuela 2.6 Kuwait 2.5 Source: Facts. Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. More information: http://www.regjeringen.no/en/ministries/oed.html?id=750

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12. Economy

Gross domestic product per capita, selected countries, 2004

Poland Hungary South Korea Greece Spain Germany EU151 Japan Sweden Finland UK Denmark Iceland Norway USA Luxembourg 0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 USD

1EU member countries through 1 May 2004. Source: OECD in Figures 2005 - GDP Table. More information: http://www.oecd.org/home/

Gross national product per capita, current and fixed prices. NOK

NOK 500 000

400 000

300 000 Fixed 2005-prices 200 000

100 000 Current prices 0 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/09/01/regnskap_en/ 49 Gross domestic product, by sector 1990 2005* Mill. NOK Per cent Mill. NOK Per cent Gross domestic product 736 294 100.0 1 939 217 100.0

Agriculture 14 232 1.9 10 250 0.5 Forestry 3 725 0.5 5 795 0.3 Fishing and fish farming 4 392 0.6 9 833 0.5 Oil and natural gas activity 87 597 11.9 451 075 23.3 Production of crude oil and natural gas 85 727 11.6 439 206 22.7 Services to the oil and gas sector 1 870 0.3 11 869 0.6

Mining and quarrying 1 730 0.2 3 516 0.2

Manufacturing 80 137 10.9 163 983 8.5 Electricity supply 20 959 2.8 42 491 2.2 Construction 28 345 3.8 78 456 4.0 Wholesale and retail trade 72 778 9.9 140 568 7.2 Hotels and restaurants 9 404 1.3 21 843 1.1 Pipeline operations 7 803 1.1 16 835 0.9 Transport 26 929 3.7 49 779 2.6 Post and telecommunication 16 287 2.2 30 788 1.6 Shipping 17 799 2.4 29 918 1.5 International shipping 16 005 2.2 28 455 1.4 Domestic shipping 1 794 0.2 1 463 0.1 Banking and insurance 33 711 4.6 68 262 3.5 Housing services 43 936 6.0 75 130 3.9 Business services 34 734 4.7 164 197 8.5 Other private services 30 851 4.2 88 064 4.5

Public services 117 505 16.0 277 153 14.3 Correction items1 83 440 11.3 211 285 10.9 1 Value-added and investment taxes, other product taxes, net and statistical deviations. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/nr_en/

Norwegian Government Pension Fund1

Bill. NOK 1 600 1 400 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1Former Norwegian Petroleum Fund. Source: Norges Bank (Norway's central bank). More information: http://www.norgesbank.no/english/

50 National budget. Bill. NOK Audited National

1995 budget 2007 A. Revenues, total (A1+A2) 372.4 1 020.6 A1. Revenues, excluding petroleum activity 322.2 635.9 Taxes and fees from mainland Norway 179.3 409.0 Income tax and capital wealth tax, excluding petroleum production 41.3 153.6 Value-added tax and investment tax 87.6 168.2 Excise duties on motor vehicles, petrol, etc. 24.8 44.6 Excise duties on tobacco and alcohol 11.8 17.0 Electricity tax 4.4 6.5 Customs revenue 2.6 1.7 Other taxes and fees 6.8 17.4 Worker contributions to the social security system 36.9 72.1 Employer contributions to the social security system 48.5 102.8 Other revenues 57.5 52.0 A2. Revenue from petroleum activity 50.2 384.5 Taxes and fees from petroleum activity 27.6 228.8 Other petroleum revenues 22.6 155.7 B. Expenditures, total (B1+B2) 368.3 712.5 B1. Expenditures, excluding petroleum activity 356.6 692.9 General administration, constitutional institutions and foreign affairs 12.9 19.8 International development aid 7.9 20.4 Military defence and civilian preparedness 23.3 31.0 Public order and safety affairs 7.9 16.6 Education, research, church affairs and cultural affairs 29.8 66.2 Social affairs, excluding National Insurance Scheme 14.7 105.4 Family and consumer affairs 16.4 21.8 General transfers to municipalities and counties 32.3 56.5 Immigration, workplace environment and regional development policies 5.5 2.9 Labour market affairs 8.4 6.3 Transport and communication affairs 17.0 23.6 National Insurance Scheme benefits 126.2 245.5 Maternity and adoption benefits 5.9 11.0 Old-age pensions 47.8 93.2 Disability pensions 22.2 51.0 Sickness allowances 11.4 27.7 Other social affairs 14.4 35.2 Health affairs 10.6 20.0 Labour affairs 13.9 7.4 Other expenditures, including interest 54.3 76.9 B2. Petroleum activity 11.7 19.6 Source: Ministry of Finance. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/12/01/10/statsregn_en/

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13. Norway abroad

Foreign Service, December 2006 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street address: 7. juni plass 1/Victoria Terrasse 7 Postal address: P.O. Box 8114 Dep, NO-0032 Oslo Tel.: + 47 22 24 36 00 Fax: + 47 22 24 95 80/22 24 95 81 E-mail: [email protected]

Foreign Service missions 105 diplomatic and consular missions 89 embassies 9 consulates general 7 delegations

383 honorary consulates 92 consulates general 280 consulates 10 vice consulates 1 consular agency

Personnel About 750 positions

In foreign missions: About 660, including special envoys About 885 local employees

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14. Development cooperation

Development aid, public expenditures. Mill. NOK 2002 2003 2004 2005 Development aid expenditures, total 13 584.9 14 505.5 14 855.1 17 946.1 Per cent of GNP 0.89 0.92 0.87 0.94

Bilateral assistance 8 533.7 9 694.4 9 599.4 11 917.1 Directly bilateral 6 518.1 7 255.0 6 976.9 7 860.0 Administered by multilateral organizations (multi-bi) 2 015.7 2 439.4 2 622.5 4 057.1 Multilateral assistance 4 399.7 4 107.1 4 462.9 5 143.7 Administration 651.5 703.9 792.8 885.3

Bilateral assistance by type of recipient organization Non-profit organizations, total 3 044.0 3 289.5 3 310.9 3 920.4 Of which Norwegian non-profit organizations 2 316.7 2 459.6 2 482.0 2 975.1 Local non-profit organizations 237.3 254.6 292.0 308.6 Regional non-profit organizations 60.5 51.5 53.7 56.6 International non-profit organizations 237.1 289.3 246.7 328.0 Nordic research institutions/foundations 192.4 234.5 236.4 252.1 Other, total 5 489.7 6 404.9 6 288.5 7 996.7

Bilateral assistance 8 533.7 9 694.4 9 599.4 11 917.1 Of which business cooperation1 341.8 333.6 563.7 671.3 Of which refugee aid in Norway2 994.1 1 248.9 750.1 431.0

Bilateral assistance by objective Health and education 2 172.5 2 459.1 2 462.5 3 132.4 Emergency relief 2 309.7 2 760.9 2 026.6 2 895.2 Economic development and trade 1 568.5 2 009.3 2 166.2 2 509.6 Governance 1 626.4 1 579.6 1 830.5 2 113.0 Environment and energy 665.5 703.8 898.3 1 045.3 HIV-AIDS 191.2 181.8 215.4 221.7 1 Refers to Chapter 157 (2001) and Chapter 161 (2002–2005). 2 Refers to Chapter 195 (2001) and Chapter 167 (2001–2005). Source: NORAD -- Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. More information: http://www.norad.no/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=1139&V_LANG_ID=0

54 Net1 bilateral assistance2 to developing countries3, 2005

Nigeria East Timor Kenya Madagascar China Mali Nicaragua South Africa Vietnam Eritrea Angola Guatemala Nepal Bangladesh Ethiopia Indonesia Uganda Zambia Malawi Afghanistan Tanzania Sri Lanka Mozambique Palestinian Territories Pakistan

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Mill. NOK 1 Partial salaries not included. 2 Includes multi-bi assistance. 3 Priority recipients are shown with dark colour. Source: NORAD – Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. More information: http://www.norad.no/

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15. Foreign trade

Current account. Mill. NOK

Mill. NOK 350 000 Current account surplus 300 000 Net income and transfers 250 000 Trade surplus 200 000 150 000 100 000 50 000 0 -50 000 -100 000 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/09/03/ur_en/

Foreign trade in goods, by category, 2005 Import Export Mill. NOK Per cent Mill. NOK Per cent Total 357 750 100.0 668 949 100.0 Food products and live animals 18 309 5.1 33 998 5.1 Beverages and tobacco 3 260 0.9 483 0.1 Raw materials, excluding fuel 27 173 7.6 8 653 1.3 Fuel, lubricants, electric power, etc. 15 414 4.3 453 652 67.8 Animal and vegetable oils and fat 1 910 0.5 925 0.1 Chemical products 34 527 9.7 31 759 4.7 Finished goods 61 373 17.2 68 277 10.2 Machinery and transport equipment 141 249 39.5 55 604 8.3 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 54 391 15.2 15 390 2.3 Other goods and transactions 144 0.0 209 0.0 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/muh_en/ 56 Foreign trade, by region and country1, 2005 Import Export Mill. NOK Per cent Mill. NOK Per cent Total 357 750 100.0 668 949 100.0

Nordic countries 89 762 25.1 78 719 11.8 EFTA 4 295 1.2 3 884 0.6 EU 247 247 69.1 539 867 80.7 Developing countries 52 488 14.7 37 954 5.7

Europe 265 983 74.3 554 476 82.9 Belgium 9 157 2.6 16 465 2.5 Denmark 26 163 7.3 23 752 3.6 Finland 11 254 3.1 8 473 1.3 France 14 192 4.0 62 098 9.3 Greece 543 0.2 1 258 0.2 Ireland 5 730 1.6 11 939 1.8 Iceland 538 0.2 2 067 0.3 Italy 11 747 3.3 19 066 2.9 Netherlands 14 130 3.9 66 446 9.9 Poland 6 176 1.7 5 416 0.8 Portugal 1 240 0.3 3 686 0.6 Russia 8 497 2.4 5 318 0.8 Spain 8 127 2.3 16 156 2.4 UK 25 790 7.2 167 501 25.0 Switzerland 3 681 1.0 1 809 0.3 Sweden 51 566 14.4 43 583 6.5 Germany 48 042 13.4 84 345 12.6 Austria 2 841 0.8 1 513 0.2

Africa 4 597 1.3 4 084 0.6 Botswana 2 125 0.6 1 0.0 South Africa 777 0.2 419 0.1

Asia 49 462 13.8 31 015 4.6 Japan 11 329 3.2 6 562 1.0 China 20 066 5.6 5 856 0.9 South Korea 3 672 1.0 5 086 0.8 1 237 0.3 5 061 0.8

North America 29 665 8.3 74 085 11.1 Canada 9 088 2.5 25 257 3.8 USA 17 995 5.0 43 811 6.5

South America 7 360 2.1 3 626 0.5 Argentina 355 0.1 118 0.0 Brazil 3 314 0.9 2 599 0.4 Chile 500 0.1 380 0.1

Oceania 682 0.2 1 663 0.2 1 Countries listed alphabetically according to their Norwegian spelling. Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/muh_en/

57 Goods imported to Norway, by country of origin, 2005

Japan Italy France Netherlands USA China UK Denmark Germany Sweden

0 5 10 15 20 Per cent Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/muh_en/

Goods exported from Norway, by country of destination, 2005

Belgium Italy Denmark Canada Sweden USA France Netherlands Germany UK

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Per cent Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/muh_en/

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16. Official flag days and public holidays in Norway

20071 Monday 1 January New Year's Day F Sunday 21 January HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra's birthday F Tuesday 6 February Sami National Day F Wednesday 21 February HM King Harald's birthday F Sunday 1 April Palm Sunday * Thursday 5 April Maundy Thursday * Friday 6 April Good Friday * Sunday 8 April Easter Sunday * F Monday 9 April Easter Monday * Tuesday 1 May Labour Day F Tuesday 8 May Liberation Day 1945 F Thursday 17 May Constitution Day F Thursday 17 May Ascension Day * Sunday 27 May Whit Sunday * F Monday 28 May Whit Monday * Thursday 7 June Dissolution of union with Sweden 1905 F Wednesday 4 July HM Queen Sonja's birthday F Friday 20 July HRH Crown Prince Haakon's birthday F Sunday 29 July St. Olav's Day F Sunday 19 August HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit's birthday F Tuesday 25 Desember Christmas Day F Wednesday 26 Desember Boxing Day 1 Official flag-flying days = F. Public holidays = bold type. Holidays with unfixed dates = *.

Norwegian holidays with unfixed dates Holiday 2007 2008 2009 Palm Sunday 1 Apr. 16 Mar. 5 Apr. Maundy Thursday 5 Apr. 20 Mar. 9 Apr. Good Friday 6 Apr. 21 Mar. 10 Apr. Easter Sunday 8 Apr. 23 Mar. 12 Apr. Easter Monday 9 Apr. 24 Mar. 13 Apr. Ascension Day 17 May 1 May 21 May Whit Sunday 27 May 11 May 31 May Whit Monday 28 May 12 May 1 June Source: Almanac for Norway 2007. 59 Picture credits Cover: Tom E. Felberg

Siri E. Boquist/Statistics Norway Nancy Bundt/IN Tom Schandy/NN/Samfoto Marius Hauge/Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hydro Thomas Skyum/IN Norwegian University of Science and Technology Grieg Collection/Bergen Public Library Hurtigruten.no Marit Hommedal/SCANPIX Kjell-Erik Moseid/NN/Samfoto Figgjo fabrikker UN Photo/Evan Schneider Right To Play Jean Gaumy/ Norwegian Seafood Export Council Nancy Bundt/IN

60 Facts about Norway

Official name Kingdom of Norway

System of government Constitutional monarchy Parliamentary democracy

The Royal House of Norway Harald V, King of Norway, born 21 February 1937 Sonja, Queen of Norway, born 4 July 1937 Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, born 20 July 1973 Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, born 19 August 1973 Ingrid Alexandra, Princess of Norway, born 21 January 2004 Sverre Magnus, Prince of Norway, born 3 December 2005

Population 4 681 134 inhabitants as of 1 January 2007 Norway has an indigenous Sami population as well as five national minorities, defined as groups with long association with Norway.

Official languages Norwegian (the two forms Bokmål and Nynorsk) Sami (equal status with Norwegian in parts of Troms and Finnmark counties)

Religion Protestant Christianity

Currency Norwegian kroner, NOK 1 EUR = NOK 8.24 as of November 2006 1 USD = NOK 6.40 as of November 2006 Published by: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with Statistics Norway

Internet: www.norway.info www.ssb.no

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