Norway on world map shows the location of Norway in atlas. Norway world map will allow you to easily know where is Norway in the world map. The Norway in the world map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

Norwegians enjoy the second highest GDP per-capita (after Luxembourg) and fourth highest GDP (PPP) per-capita in the world. Today, Norway ranks as the second wealthiest country in the world in monetary value, with the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation as you can see in Norway on world map. According to the CIA World Factbook, Norway is a net external creditor of debt. Norway maintained first place in the world in the UNDP Human Development Index (HDI) for six consecutive years (2001–2006), and then reclaimed this position in 2009 and 2010. Cost of living is about 90% higher in Norway than in the United States and 50% higher than the United Kingdom. The standard of living in Norway is among the highest in the world. Foreign Policy Magazine ranks Norway last in its Failed States Index for 2009, judging Norway to be the world most well-functioning and stable country. Continued oil and gas exports coupled with a healthy economy and substantial accumulated wealth lead to a conclusion that Norway will remain among the richest countries in the world in the foreseeable future.

Much of the country of Norway is dominated by mountainous or high terrain, with a great variety of natural features caused by prehistoric glaciers and varied topography. The most noticeable of these are the fjords: deep grooves cut into the land flooded by the sea following the end of the Ice Age. The longest is Sognefjorden at 204 kilometres (127 mi) as its shown in Norway on world map. Sognefjorden is the world second deepest fjord, and the world longest. Stunning and dramatic scenery and landscape is found throughout Norway. The west coast of southern Norway and the coast of northern Norway present some of the most visually impressive coastal sceneries in the world. National Geographic has listed the Norwegian fjords as the world top tourist attraction. The 2012 Environmental Performance Index put Norway in third place, based on the environmental performance of the country policies.

Norway is a major shipping nation and has the world 6th largest merchant fleet, with 1,412 Norwegian-owned merchant vessels as its mentioned in Norway on world map. Norwegian merchant marine ships with Norwegian sailors were required to sail under the British flag and risk being sunk by German submarines. Thus, many Norwegian sailors and ships were lost. Thereafter, the world ranking of the Norwegian merchant marine fell from fourth place in the world to sixth place in the world. More important to the Allied war effort, however, was the role of the Norwegian Merchant Marine. At the time of the invasion, Norway had the fourth largest merchant marine fleet in the world.

Map of Norway and surrounding countries shows all countries around Norway. This Norway map and bordering countries will allow you to know neighboring countries and the geographical location of Norway in Northern Europe. The Norway map and surrounding countries is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

Norway is bordering the North Sea in southwest and the Skagerrak inlet to the south, the North Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) in the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast as you can see in the Map of Norway and surrounding countries. Norway has a long land border with Sweden to the east, a shorter one with Finland in the northeast and a still shorter border with Russia in the far northeast. Norway-Sweden relations are foreign relations between Norway and Sweden. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1905, after Norway independence from the union between Sweden and Norway. Sweden has an embassy in Oslo. Norway has an embassy in Stockholm and three consulates in Gothenburg, Malmö and Sundsvall. Both countries are full members of Council of Europe. There are around 44,773 Norwegians living in Sweden and around 100,000 Swedes living in Norway.

The foreign relations of Finland are the responsibility of President of Finland, who leads foreign policy in cooperation with the government. Implicitly the government is responsible for internal policy and decision making in the European Union as its shown in the Map of Norway and surrounding countries. Within the government, preparative discussions are conducted in the government committee of foreign and security policy (ulko- ja turvallisuuspoliittinen ministerivaliokunta), which includes the Prime Minister and at least the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defence, and at most four other ministers as necessary. The committee meets with the President as necessary. Laws concerning foreign relations are discussed in the parliamentary committee of foreign relations (ulkoasiainvaliokunta). Finland was considered a cooperative model state, and Finland did not oppose proposals for a common EU defence policy. This was reversed in the 2000s, when Tarja Halonen and Erkki Tuomioja made Finland official policy to resist other EU members plans for common defense. However, Halonen allowed Finland to join European Union Battlegroups in 2006 and the NATO Response Force in 2008.

Norway-Russia relations refers to the bilateral foreign relations between the two countries, Norway and Russia. The establishment of diplomatic relationships between the two countries happened on October 30, 1905. Russia has an embassy in Oslo and consulates in Barentsburg and Kirkenes, and Norway has an embassy in Moscow, and consulates in Murmansk and Saint Petersburg as its mentioned in the Map of Norway and surrounding countries. Both the environmentally devastating emissions from the Norilsk Nickel plant outside Nikel in the Murmansk Oblast, and the territorial dispute over the Barents Sea have for decades been unresolved issues in Norway–Soviet, then Norway–Russia relations.

Map of Norway in Northern Europe shows the location of Norway in the Northern Europe continent. Norway map Northern Europe will allow you to easily know where is Norway in Northern Europe and to know countries near. The Norway in the Northern Europe map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

Norway comprises the western part of Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of about 5 million as you can see in Norway map Northern Europe. It is the second least densely populated country in Europe. Hornindalsvatnet is the deepest lake in all Europe. Frozen ground all year can be found in the higher mountain areas and in the interior of Finnmark county. Numerous glaciers are found in Norway. Because of the large latitudinal range of the country and the varied topography and climate, Norway has a larger number of different habitats than almost any other European country.

There are, by November 2011, about 98,000 registered Catholics in Norway. But there are also lots of Catholics who are not registered with their personal identification number; the real number is probably about 230,000 Catholics, 70% of whom were born abroad. Annuario Pontificio 2011 use a number of 229,652 Catholics as its shown in Norway map Northern Europe. That constitutes about 5% of the population, making Norway the most Catholic country in Northern Europe.

Norway is a founding member of the United Nations (UN), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Council of Europe and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Scandinavia has traditionally been considered more reluctant in relation to the process of European integration than other European countries as its mentioned in Norway map Northern Europe. Norway did however follow suit when neighbouring Nordic countries issued applications for accession to the European Union (EU) in 1962, 1967 and 1992, respectively. While Denmark, Sweden and Finland obtained membership, the treaties of accession which had been negotiated were rejected by the Norwegian electorate in 1972 and 1994. After the failed 1994 referendum, Norway maintained its membership in the European Economic Area (EEA), an arrangement which had been seen as a prerequisite for countries about to accede to the EU in 1995.