Scandinavian leader, or What is the area of Norway

Scandinavian countries are considered one of the most prosperous in the world. Many countries on the planet can envy their level of development and social security. Therefore, in this article we will talk about a country called Norway, whose name means "road to the north" in Old Norse. The state is located in the western region of Scandinavia, also swallowed up many neighboring small islands and the Spitsbergen archipelago. We also learn what the area of Norway and the population are.

Geographical features

Territory of the state stretched a narrow strip along the coast in the north-west of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The widest part of the country is only 420 kilometers. Also Norwegians belong to all the rocks, islands, located in its territorial waters. The area of Norway is 3850186 sq. Km. Km. At the same time, the water surface occupies only 5%.

Neighbors

In the east and southeast, Norway neighbors Sweden (the length of the border is 1,630 km), Russia (196 km cross country) and Finland (736 km). In the south, Norway is washed by the North Sea, in the north-west by the Norwegian Sea, and to the north-east by the Barents Sea.

Local residents

The area and population of Norway are insignificant. There are only 5,245,041 people living in the country according to data for 2015. According to this indicator, the state is one of the smallest. With regard to the density of settlement, it is 16 people per square kilometer. At the same time, the placement of people is very uneven. Almost half of the citizens live near the Oslo Fjord and the Trondheimsfjord, on a fairly narrow coastal strip. Another 20% of the population lives in the southern part of the country.

In cities, 78% of people live, of which a fifth - near the capital. It is important to note that the area of Norway provides for the name of the urban area of such a settlement, where permanently live more than two hundred people. In addition, houses must be separated from each other no more than 50 meters.

According to the age and sex indicator, the country is very able-bodied, since the bulk of people are between 16 and 67 years old. 90% of the population are Norwegians, and the most numerous national minority is considered to be immigrants from Arab countries, of which there are hundreds of thousands. Also live Saami (about 40 thousand people), Kven, Swedes, Gypsies, Russians and others.

Regions

The area of Norway is divided into 19 counties, which in turn are combined into five large regions:

• Northern Norway (Nur-Norgue):

- Nordland;

- Troms;

- Finnmark.

• Central Norway (Trendelag):

- Nur-Trondelag;

- Sør-Trøndelag.

• Western Norway (Westland):

- Rogaland;

- Hordaland;

- Sogn-o-Fjure;
- Møre-o-Romsdal.

• Eastern Norway (Estland):

- Opplann;
- Hedmark;

- Telemark;

- Vestfoll;

- Buskerud;

- Estfoll;

- Akershus;

- Oslo.

• Southern Norway (Sørland):

- West Agder;

- Aust-Agder.

In turn, the fylke is divided into communes, of which there are 432 in the state.

Economic life

Norway, the area of which excluding Spitsbergen and the island of Jan Mayen is 385 186 km sq., Is one of the largest oil and gas producers in Europe. Most of the required energy the country is seeking from hydropower, which in turn enables it to export the lion's share of oil products. In comparison with the rest of the European powers in Norway, a very low rate of inflation and unemployment (both are 3%).

Also, the northern country is rich in fairly large deposits of copper, zinc, titanium, nickel, silver, granite, marble, iron, and has an impressive forest area. In addition, Norway is the largest producer of magnesium and aluminum in the Old World.

Also the leading European supplier of ammonium nitrate, urea and fertilizers is the Norwegian company Norsk Hydro.

Strictly speaking, the whole area of Norway is involved in the economic sector. Quite strongly developed in the state and engineering, which specializes in the production of machines for the oil and gas industry. Shipbuilding plays an important role, since Norway is a maritime power with a powerful fishing fleet.

Speaking about agriculture, we can not fail to note the fact that its share in the economy of the country in many respects has significantly decreased due to the development of the industrial sector. It is also worthwhile to understand that the development of farmland in Norway is very difficult because of the harsh climate. Therefore, even the allocation by the government of significant subsidies does not help fully revive agriculture, in which livestock, which provides 80% of all products of rural workers of the state, is in the first position. In this regard, Norway is forced to buy in other countries a variety of crops and many other products that it can not fully provide itself.