Some Facts About Norway

Official Name: The Kingdom of Norway
Location: Northern Europe, the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, with borders to Finland, Sweden, Russia, the North Sea and the North Atlantic Sea.
Area:   The Kingdom of Norway:    385,199km
             Mainland Norway:              323,802km
             Svalbard and Jan Mayen:    61,397km²  (including fjords)
Length of Coastline:  25,148km   (including fjords)
Largest Lake:   Mjøsa, 362km²
Highest Mountain:  Galdhøpiggen, 2,469m
Population:  4,681,100 (January 1st 2007)
Capital City:  Oslo
System of Government:  Constitutional monarchy
Language:  Norwegian Bokmål and Nynorsk are most commonly used, though some districts use Sami which is also a recognised language.
Monetary Unit: Norwegian kroner, NOK
Calling Code:  +47
Time Zone:   GMT+1
State Church: Church of Norway, (Evangelical Church)­­
Terrain: 31 National Parks and 11 glaciers
Natural Resources:  Petroleum, copper, natural gas, fish, timber, hydropower
- About 2/3 of the land in Norway is considered mountain terrain.
- Norway has over 50,000 islands off its coast.
- Only Saudi Arabia and Russia export more oil than Norway.

Facts and Figures about Bodø

County:   Nordland
Area:   1,392km²
Official Language:   Bokmål
Population:   45,405   (Jan 2006)
Midnight Sun:   2nd June - 10th July
Polar Night:   15th December - 29th December
Longitude:   14°23' East
Latitude:   67°17' North
Average January Temperature:   -2.1°C
Average July Temperature:   13.6°C
Average Year-Round Temperature:   4.6°C
Largest Mountains:   Lurfjelltind: 1284 m
                                    Børvasstindene: 1176 m
Largest Islands:    Landegode: 30 km2
                               Straumøya: 29 km2
Saltstraumen:   Worlds strongest maelstrom (tidal current) 30km from Bodø