minifacts about Norway 2014 Published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs www.norway.info www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud www.ssb.no/english To order brochures: [email protected] Electronic version: www.ssb.no/minifakta/ ISBN 978-82-7177-945-0 E-932 E Printed edition ISBN 978-82-7177-956-6 E-933 E Electronic edition ENG Norway, with Svalbard 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 5 109 056 inhabitants as of 1 January 2014 Norway has an indigenous Sami population as well as five national minorities, defined as groups with a long association with Norway. Official languages Norwegian (the two forms Bokmål and Nynorsk) Sami (three Sami languages, North Sami, Lule Sami and South Sami, which have the same status as Norwegian in the municipalities of Kautokeino, Karasjok, Tana, Porsanger and Nesseby in Finnmark; Kåfjord and Lavangen in Troms; Tysfjord in Nordland and Røyrvik and Snåsa in Nord-Trøndelag). In addition, Kven, Romani and Romanes are recognised as minority languages. Norwegian Sign Language also has an official status, primarily through the provisions of the Education Act. Religion Protestant Christianity Currency Norwegian kroner, NOK 1 EUR = NOK 8.39 as of January 2014 1 USD = NOK 6.17 as of January 2014 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 .......................................................................... 25 7. Education .............................................................................................................. 27 8. Media and culture ................................................................................................. 32 9. Tourism and transportation ................................................................................... 37 10. Industries .............................................................................................................. 40 11. Energy .................................................................................................................. 48 12. The economy ........................................................................................................ 51 13. Norway abroad ..................................................................................................... 55 14. The EEA and Norway Grants ................................................................................ 57 15. Development cooperation ..................................................................................... 58 16. Foreign trade ........................................................................................................ 60 17. Official flag days and public holidays in Norway ................................................... 63 Explanation of symbols . Not applicable .. Data not available ... Data not yet available - Nil 0 Less than 0.5 of unit employed * Preliminary figure Edited by Statistics Norway for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Further information: [email protected] Printed by: 07 media as Translation: Richard Lawson Printed in Norway for free distribution abroad Published by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oslo, March 2014 1 1. Government and elected representatives Number of Storting representatives and validated votes, 2013 elections Party Storting Per cent Validated Per cent representatives votes Total 169 100.0 2 836 029 100.0 Labour Party 55 32.5 874 769 30.8 Progress Party 29 17.2 463 560 16.3 Conservative Party 48 28.4 760 232 26.8 Socialist Left Party 7 4.1 116 021 4.1 Centre Party 10 5.9 155 357 5.5 Christian Democratic Party 10 5.9 158 475 5.6 Liberal Party 9 5.3 148 275 5.2 Green Party of Norway 1 0.6 79 152 2.8 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/en/stortingsvalg/ Party leaders Labour Party (A) Leader: Jens Stoltenberg Deputy Leader: Helga Pedersen Progress Party (FrP) Leader: Siv Jensen Deputy Leaders: Per Sandberg and Ketil Solvik-Olsen Conservative Party (H) Leader: Erna Solberg Deputy Leaders: Jan Tore Sanner and Bent Høie Christian Democratic Party (KrF) Leader: Knut Arild Hareide Deputy Leaders: Dagrun Eriksen and Bjørg Tysdal Moe Green Party (MDG) Leader: Rasmus Hansson National spokespersons: Hanna E. Marcussen and Harald A. Nissen Centre Party (Sp) Leader: Liv Signe Navarsete Deputy leaders: Ola Borten Moe and Trygve Slagsvold Vedum Socialist Left Party (SV) Leader: Audun Lysbakken Deputy Leaders: Bård Vegar Solhjell and Inga Marte Thorkildsen Liberal Party (V) Leader: Trine Skei Grande Deputy Leaders: Ola Elvestuen and Terje Breivik Source: The parties' websites . More information: http://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/Members-of-the-Storting/ 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 elections 40 20 0 1920 1925 1931 1937 1947 1955 1963 1971 1979 1987 1995 2003 20112013 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/en/valg/ 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 20112013 Source: Statistics Norway. More information: http://www.ssb.no/en/valg/ Percentage of female ministers in Norwegian governments Per cent 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1971 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 Source: regjeringen.no. More information: http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-ofthe- registry/ministries-and-offices/offices/men-and-women-in-norwegian-governments-s.html?id=586906 3 The Government and Ministries Office of the Prime Minister Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Conservative Party) Minister Vidar Helgesen (Conservative Party) Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (ASD) Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Robert Eriksson (Progress Party) Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (BLD) Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Solveig Horne (Progress Party) Ministry of Finance (FIN) Minister of Finance Siv Jensen (Progress Party) Ministry of Defence (FD) Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide (Conservative Party) Ministry of Health and Care Services (HOD) Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie (Conservative Party) Ministry of Justice and Public Security (JD) Minister of Justice and Public Security Anders Anundsen (Progress Party) Ministry of Climate and Environment (KLD) Minister of Climate and Environment Tine Sundtoft (Conservative Party) Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation (KMD) Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner (Conservative Party) Ministry of Culture (KUD) Minister of Culture Thorhild Widwey (Conservative Party) Ministry of Education and Research (KD) Minister of Education and Research Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (Conservative Party) Ministry of Agriculture and Food (LMD) Minister of Agriculture and Food Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party) Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (NFD) Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker (Conservative Party) Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Mæland (Conservative Party) Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (OED) Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien (Progress Party) Ministry of Transport and Communications (SD) Minister of Transport and Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen (Progress Party) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD) Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende (Conservative Party) Source: government.no. More information: http://www.government.no 4 Storting Presidency President Olemic Thommessen (Conservative Party) Vice-Presidents First Vice-President: Marit Nybakk (Labour Party) Second Vice-President: Kenneth Svendsen (Progress Party) Third Vice-President: Svein Roald Hansen (Labour Party) Fourth Vice-President: Ingjerd Schou (Conservative Party) Fifth Vice-President: Line Henriette Hjemdal (Christian Democratic Party) Source: The Storting’s Information Service. More information: http://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/Standing-Commitees/The-Presidium/ Parliamentary Ombudsman for Public Administration PO Box 3 Sentrum, NO-0101 Oslo Tel. +47 22 82 85 00 Ombudsman Arne Fliflet E-mail: [email protected] Toll-free in Norway +47 800 80039 More information: http://www.sivilombudsmannen.no/?lang=en_GB The Sami Parliament 2013-2017 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. 39 representatives are elected every four years in 7 election