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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the archipelago Svalbard.
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New head of state since 2026.08.28: Haakon VIII, replacing Harald V de Norvège. Wikidata
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.5 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 9.0
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.3
- Influence 2.9
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 2 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 6 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 2 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Oslo
- Population
- 5,606,944 inh.
- Area
- 386,224 km²
- Currency
- NOK
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Haakon VIII
Head of Government
Jonas Gahr Støre
Government in office 13 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Espen Barth Eide
ministre de la Défense
Tore O. Sandvik
ministre des Finances
Jens Stoltenberg
ministre de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique
Astri Aas-Hansen
Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance
Torgeir Eikstad Micaelsen
ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation
Nils Kristen Sandtrøen
ministre de l'Enfance et des Affaires familiales
Lene Vågslid
ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (NO)
Eileen Fugelsnes
ministre de l'Environnement
Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland
ministre des Collectivités territoriales et du Développement régional
Bjørnar Skjæran
ministre des Transports et Communications
Kamzy Gunaratnam
ministre du Développement international
Åsmund Grøver Aukrust
ministre du Travail et des Affaires sociales
Kjersti Stenseng
Parliament
Storting
169 seats
Chair Masud Gharahkhani
Inception 1814
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
531 G$
GDP / capita
94,594 $
Growth
1.1 %
Inflation
3.1 %
Unemployment
4.6 %
Defense / GDP
2.1 %
Life expectancy
83.2 yrs
Armed forces 41 units listed · Wikidata
Show the 41 units · raw Wikidata list, which does not always flag a disbanded unit
Armée
2. bataljon
Armée
2nd Mountain Company
Armée
3 Company HM The King's Guard
Armée
Army Logistic Regiment
Armée
Artillery Battalion
Armée
Brigade Nord
Armée
Brigade Sør
Armée
Electronic Warfare Company
Armée
Finmarkbrigade
Armée
Intelligence and Security Squadron
Armée
Jegerbataljonen GSV
Armée
Long Range Reconnaissance Squadron
Armée
Mechanized Battalion 4
Armée
Norwegian Army 12th Brigade
Armée
Norwegian Army 2nd Division
Armée
Norwegian Army MP Company
Armée
Norwegian Army Medical Battalion
Armée
Norwegian Army Short Range Air Defense Battery
Armée
Panserbataljonen
Armée
Porsanger Battalion
Armée
Q11980017
Armée
Q11999233
Armée
Q19390926
Armée
Telemark Battalion
Armée
Våpenteknisk regiment
Flotte
Norwegian Naval Fleet
Commandement
Norwegian Navy Coastal Ranger Command
Commandement
Norwegian Navy High Command
Commandement
Q11986947
Commandement
Q19388625
Commandement
Royal Norwegian Navy Fleet Logistics Command
Division
4th Division
Unité forces spéciales
Forsvarets spesialkommando
Unité forces spéciales
Marinejegerkommandoen
Unité forces spéciales
Norwegian Special Forces Command
Brigade
6th Brigade
Régiment
Cyberforsvarets CIS-regiment
Régiment
Nordenfjeldske etterretningsregiment
Régiment
Norwegian Armed Forces Medical Regiment
Escadron aérien
337 skvadron
Escadron aérien
719 Squadron RNoAF
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.89/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
99/100
Corruption (CPI)
81/100
Press freedom (RSF)
93/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#24
Annual budget
16.1 Md$
Defense effort
3.3 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Pétrole et gaz (Europe) — 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
192 Md$
Imports
113 Md$
Balance
79 Md$
Top exports
- 60.0% Pétrole brut + gaz 115 Md$
- 7.0% Saumon + poisson 13 Md$
Top imports
- 8.0% Voitures (EV) 9 Md$
- 6.0% Machines 7 Md$
Export partners
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Royaume-Uni
19.0%
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Allemagne
16.0%
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Pays-Bas
9.0%
Premier fournisseur de gaz de l'Europe depuis 2022.
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
84%
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GBR
92%
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FRA
96%
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DEU
96%
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RUS
14%
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CHN
22%
Abstention: 9%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
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✓
CTBT
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✗
TPNW
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✓
Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
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✓
Geneva
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✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✓
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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Arms Trade Treaty
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Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2025-09-08
Labour Party 53 seats, Progress Party 47, Conservative Party 24 (of 169) · turnout 80.1%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.97/1
Top 10% (wealth)
53.5 %
Gini
26.5
Refugees hosted
124,006
Refugees originating
20
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Kosovo
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Crimée russe
National anthem
Ja, vi elsker dette landet
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- EFTA
- Nordic Council
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,478 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 6,771, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)