Country
Norway
- NO
- Europe
- NOK
- .no
Norway (NO/NOR) is a country in Europe with its capital at Oslo. It covers about 385,207 km² with a population of roughly 5,500,000, uses the NOK, dials on +47, owns the .no internet domain and keeps its capital on Europe/Oslo. It borders 3 countries.
Identity
Official short nameNorway
CapitalOslo
ContinentEurope
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2NO
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3NOR
Internet TLD.no
Calling code+47
Currency codeNOK
Geography
Latitude60.472° N
Longitude8.4689° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area385,207 km²148,729 square miles
Land neighbours3
Distance from London1,129 kmto the approximate centre of Norway, not to Oslo. NNE, bearing 24.7°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalEurope/Oslothe IANA zone for Oslo; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+01:00
Observes daylight savingYesthe clock moves between UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00
Summer offsetUTC+02:00
Offset in JanuaryUTC+01:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now12 Sept 2026, 15:40
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population5,500,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density14.3 per km²≈
Share of world population0.068%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset61 of 196
Population rank in this dataset117 of 196
Neighbouring countries
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Other countries in Europe
Its coordinates
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page