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Norway

Norway's flagLocation: Northern Europe
Official name: Kingdom of Norway
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1905 / 1905
Capital city: Oslo
Population: 4.9 million / 41 people per sq mile (16 people per sq km)
Total land area: 125,181 square miles (324,220 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Norwegian (official language) (Bokmĺl “book language” and Nynorsk “new Norsk”), Sámi
Main religions: Evangelical Lutheran 88%, Other and nonreligious 8%, Muslim 2%, Roman Catholic 1%, Pentecostal 1%
Ethnic mix: Norwegian 93%, Other 6%, Sámi 1%
Government type: Parliamentary system
Currency: Norwegian krone = 100 řre
Literacy rate: 99%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 3455 kilocalories

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