Norway
Kingdom of Norway · Northern Europe
Norway is a country in Northern Europe, with Oslo as its capital, home to about 5,610,870 people. Norway shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Oslo |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Europe |
| Currency | Norwegian krone (NOK kr) |
| Calling code | +47 |
| ISO codes | NO / NOR / 578 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇳🇴 |
| Population | 5,610,870 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 323,802 km² |
| Languages | Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, Sami |
| Internet domain | .no |
| Demonym | Norwegian |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Norway mean?
Norway's tricolor was designed in 1821 by Fredrik Meltzer, a member of the Storting, who rejected an earlier proposal because its colors were too close to Denmark's flag. He proposed red, white and blue instead, colors he called those that 'now denote freedom, such as we have seen in the French flag of freedom, and still see in that of the Dutch and Americans.' The choice also carried domestic political weight: red echoed Norway's centuries-long union with Denmark, while blue was associated with the newer union with Sweden, so combining both, arranged as a Nordic cross, was a deliberate compromise between the two factions.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Norway
About Norway
Norway, officially Kingdom of Norway, is a United Nations member state in Northern Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Oslo. It shares land borders with 3 countries. The official currency is the Norwegian krone (kr), using the code NOK.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Norway for Oslo’s own facts and history.
To call Norway from abroad, dial the country code +47. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes NO (alpha-2) and NOR (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 5,610,870.
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How Norway compares
- Area: 323,802 km², ranking 68 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 5,610,870, ranking 117 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 17 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Norwegian krone (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Norway
43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.