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    General Information
    Region    Northern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   5 421a
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   14.8a
    Capital city    Oslo
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 026.8c
    UN membership date    27-Nov-45
    Surface area (km2)   386 194a,b
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   102.2a
    National currency    Norwegian Krone (NOK)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   8.8c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)428 757385 802434 167d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)0.721.3d
    GDP per capita (current US$)87 754.374 194.981 335.7d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)1.81.72.3d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)3934.839d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)53.759.854.4d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)2.522i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)19.720.119.1i
    Employment in services (% employed)77.877.978.9i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)3.54.33.3
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)61.8 / 69.661.3 / 68.460.3 / 67.0
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100109120c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)102107107j
    International trade: exports (million current US$)130 657103 785104 030c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)77 33076 39986 145c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)53 32727 38617 885c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)50 25831 10616 065c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratea,k (average annual %)1.11.20.8
    Urban populationa (% of total population)79.181.182.6c
    Urban population growth ratea,k (average annual %)1.41.7...
    Fertility rate, totala,k (live births per woman)1.91.81.7
    Life expectancy at birtha,k (females/males, years)82.8 / 78.383.6 / 79.584.2 / 80.2
    Population age distributiona (0-14/60+ years old, %)18.8 / 21.018.0 / 21.817.3 / 23.3
    International migrant stocka (000/% of total pop.)526.8 / 10.8746.4 / 14.4867.8 / 16.1c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)55.9l54.959.9c
    Infant mortality ratea,k (per 1 000 live births)32.42.1
    Health: Current expenditurei (% of GDP)8.910.110.4b
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)2.52.62.9d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)6.77.68j
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)99.2 / 98.999.8 / 100.0100.2 / 100.3b
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)111.7 / 113.5113.2 / 116.0114.2 / 119.4b
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)91.2 / 56.592.9 / 63.898.7 / 66.3b
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)0.60.50.5d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)39.639.641.4m
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)93.4n96.8n96.5d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)1.61.92.1o,d
    Threatened species (number)3644115
    Forested area (% of land area)33.133.233.2i,b
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)37.3 / 7.635.9 / 6.934.8 / 6.6b
    Energy production, primarya (Petajoules)8 7348 6298 923b
    Energy supply per capitaa (Gigajoules)257231233b
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)4 767p5 361q5 688q,d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)54.456.157.7c
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedr (% of GNI)1.051.050.99b
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