Norway     [66]
(Independent )
ISO COUNTRY CODE: NO
LAND AREA: 323895 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 4381000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 14 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 0%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 7%
  URBAN POP: 73% (1994), versus 50% (1960), Annual Growth: 0.7%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 77.5 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 99.0%
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.943

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$114.0 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 2.6%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 2.2%
  GDP/Capita: $22378  GDP/Capita PPP: $21346
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $7895, 1970 $10886, 1980 $16307, 1990 $20064

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 8073,000 ha, 26.3% of land area, 1.9 ha/capita
  ANNUAL CHANGE IN FOREST COVER: 0.3%
  ARABLE LAND: 2.7% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 90.4,000 cu.m/cap/year

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: