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Head of State: His Majesty King Harald V of Norway
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
Area: 385 155 km2
Population
(as per 1 January 2008):
4 737 171
Population per km2: 16
Capital city: Oslo
Language:

Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)
(In some districts, Sámi is also an
official language)
State Church: Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran)
GDP (2007): NOK 2277 billion
GDP (per capita, 2007): NOK 483 725
Currency: Norwegian kroner (NOK)
Constitution Day: 17 May
Population growth (2008): 1, 2
Average life expectancy
(2005):
female: 82.5 years
male:  77.7 years

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