Fun Facts about Norway
Norwegian Landscape
-Norway’s official name is "The Kingdom of Norway."
-The coastline of Norway, including fjords and bays, stretches over 20,000 kilometers.
-Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government.
-The highest mountain of Norway is Galdhopiggen, at a height of 2,469 meters.
-The largest lake is Lake Mjosa.
-The largest glacier in all of Northern Europe is Jostedalsbreen and is in Norway.
-Norway is home to 4.5 million people. Approximately 333,000 are non-nationals.
-Norway has some of the highest petrol prices in the world, even though the country is one of the biggest oil exporter in the world.
-Norway opened the world’s longest road tunnel in 2000, with a length of 24.5 kilometers (15.3 miles).
-The country was the second largest exporter of seafood (in value, after the People’s Republic of China) in 2006
[All facts retrieved from: (Interesting Facts, Strange Facts, 2010)]
-The coastline of Norway, including fjords and bays, stretches over 20,000 kilometers.
-Norway is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government.
-The highest mountain of Norway is Galdhopiggen, at a height of 2,469 meters.
-The largest lake is Lake Mjosa.
-The largest glacier in all of Northern Europe is Jostedalsbreen and is in Norway.
-Norway is home to 4.5 million people. Approximately 333,000 are non-nationals.
-Norway has some of the highest petrol prices in the world, even though the country is one of the biggest oil exporter in the world.
-Norway opened the world’s longest road tunnel in 2000, with a length of 24.5 kilometers (15.3 miles).
-The country was the second largest exporter of seafood (in value, after the People’s Republic of China) in 2006
[All facts retrieved from: (Interesting Facts, Strange Facts, 2010)]
