Capital (and largest city) Oslo 59°56′N 10°41′E Official language(s) Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) Recognised regional languages Northern Sami, Lule Sami, Kven and Southern Sami Ethnic groups 86.2% Norwegians[1] 2% Sami[2] 11.8% other[1] Demonym Norwegian Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy - King King Harald V - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (AP) - President of the Storting Dag Terje Andersen (AP) - Chief Justice Tore Schei - Current coalition Red-Green Coalition Legislature Storting Establishment - Unification 872 - Constitution 17 May 1814 - Dissolution of union with Sweden 7 June 1905 - Restoration from German occupation 8 May 1945 Area - Total 385,252 km2 (61st1) 148,746 sq mi - Water (%) 7.03 Population - 2012 census 4,985,870[3] - Density 15.5/km2 (213th) 35/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate - Total $255.285 billion[4] - Per capita $52,012[4] GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate - Total $414.462 billion[4] - Per capita $84,443[4] Gini (2000) 25.8 (low) (5th) HDI (2011) increase 0.943[5] (very high) (1st) Currency Norwegian krone (NOK) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Date formats dd.mm.yyyy Drives on the right ISO 3166 code NO Internet TLD .no2 Calling code 47
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