STATISTICS: NORWAY

Norway Official name: Kongeriket Norge (Kingdom of Norway). Form of government: constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (Parliament ). Chief of state: King. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Oslo. Official language: Norwegian. Official religion: Evangelical Lutheran. Monetary unit: 1 Norwegian krone (NKr) = 100 re; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = NKr 7.40; 1 = NKr 12.60. Demography Population (1998): 4,429,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 35.4, persons per sq km 13.7. Urban-rural (1990): urban 75.0%; rural 25.0%. Sex distribution (1996): male 49.45%; female 50.55%. Age breakdown (1996): under 15, 19.4%; 15-29, 21.6%; 30-44, 21.8%; 45-59, 17.0%; 60-74, 12.8%; 75 and over, 7.4%. Population projection: (2000) 4,468,000; (2010) 4,658,000. Ethnic composition (by country of citizenship; 1995): Norway 96.3%; Denmark 0.4%; Sweden 0.3%; United Kingdom 0.3%; Pakistan 0.2%; United States 0.2%; Yugoslavia 0.2%; Iran 0.1%; other 2.0% Major cities (1997){1}: Oslo 493,973; Bergen 224,130; Trondheim 144,599. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 13.9 (world avg. 25.0); (1995) legitimate 52.4%; illegitimate 47.6%. Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 10.1 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 3.8 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1995): 1.9. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1994): 4.8. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1994): 2.5. Life expectancy at birth (1994): male 74.9 years; female 80.6 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1993): ischemic heart disease 237.7; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 227.8; cerebrovascular disease 128.5. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: NKr 339,237,000,000 (social security taxes 24.6%, value-added taxes 24.2%, taxes on interest and dividends 9.2%, taxes on petroleum income and activity 3.1%). Expenditures: NKr 339,144,000,000 (social security and welfare 25.2%, health 7.9%, debt service 6.0%). Land use (1994): forested 27.2%; meadows and pastures 0.4%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 2.9%; built-up and other 69.5%. Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors U.S.$2,386,000,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): barley 645,000, potatoes 400,000, oats 380,000, wheat 295,000; livestock (number of live animals) 2,400,000 sheep, 1,326,700 cattle, 768,400 pigs; roundwood (1995) 9,035,000 cu m; fish catch 2,630,664, of which herring 758,210, cod 360,328, saithe 222,044, redfish 160,701. Mining and quarrying (1996){2}: iron ore 1,554,599, ilmenite-titanium 758,711, copper 31,736, zinc 8,619. Manufacturing (value added in NKr '000,000; 1994): machinery and equipment 37,194; paper and paper products 19,748; food products 17,375; wood products 8,133; chemical products 6,851. Construction (1996): residential 2,907,000 sq m; nonresidential 3,545,000 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 113,389,000,000 (113,256,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) 301,000 (914,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) 977,367,000 (110,386,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 14,512,000 (7,703,000); natural gas (cu m; 1994) 31,347,000,000 (4,051,000,000). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1994) 2.3; consumption expenditure per household (1994) NKr 269,620 (U.S.$38,203); expenditure (1994): housing 25.3%, transportation 20.1%, food 13.9%, recreation and education 11.0%, household furniture and equipment 8.4%, clothing and footwear 6.5%. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$151,198,000,000 (U.S.$34,510 per capita). Population economically active (1995): total 2,186,000; activity rate of total population 50.0% (participation rates: ages 16-64 79.6%; female 43.6%; unemployed 4.9%). Public debt (1995): U.S.$41,157,000,000. Foreign trade Imports (1996): NKr 229,720,000,000 (machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, of which road vehicles 10.0%, ships 2.6%; metals and metal products 10.8%, of which iron and steel 4.4%; food products 6.1%, of which fruits and vegetables 1.4%; petroleum products 4.5%). Major import sources (1995): Sweden 15.5%; Germany 14.0%; U.K. 9.8%; Denmark 7.6%. Exports (1996): NKr 320,128,000,000 (fuels and fuel products 54.4%; machinery and transport equipment 11.1%; metals and metal products 10.7%; food products 7.6%, of which fish 6.7%). Major export destinations (1995): U.K. 20.3%; Germany 12.2%; Sweden 9.9%; The Netherlands 9.6%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1995): route length 3,999 km; passenger-km 2,381,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 2,715,000,000. Roads (1996): total length 90,262 km (paved 74%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 1,684,664; trucks and buses 382,017. Merchant marine (1995): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 1,597; total deadweight tonnage 20,834,000. Air transport (1995): passenger-km 8,753,444,000; metric ton-km cargo 933,439,000; airports (1996) 50. Education and health Educational attainment (1994). Percentage of population age 16 and over having: lower secondary education 28.7%; higher secondary 51.9%; higher 19.4%. Literacy (1995): virtually 100% literate. Health: physicians (1996) 15,368 (1 per 285 persons); hospital beds (1994) 21,967 (1 per 197 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1995) 4.1. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 3,274 (vegetable products 65%, animal products 35%); 122% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1996): 29,000 (army 50.7%, navy 22.1%, air force 27.2%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 2.7% (world avg. 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$804. {1} Population of municipalities. {2} Metal content of ore.