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Location: Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
Population: 4.3 million (1995 estimate)
Capital: Oslo
Comparative area: Slightly larger than New Mexico
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 87.8% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3.8%, none 3.2%, unknown 5.2% (1980)
Landscape: Long, narrow kingdom; northern third lies above the Arctic Circle and is called "Land of the Midnight Sun" because it has long periods every summer when the sun shines 24 hours a day; terrain is glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; coastline deeply indented by fjords
Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1900 |
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