Norway: flag, capital & map
Get to know Norway, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Oslo
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 5,610,870
- Area
- 386,224 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, Sami
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Norway lies on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Its capital is Oslo.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Norway
The flag of Norway has a red field with a large white-edged navy blue cross that extends to the edges of the field. The vertical part of this cross is offset towards the hoist side.
Looks similar to: Iceland.
Where it is
Norway is grouped in Northern Europe, within Roam’s Europe region. Its land-border list includes 3 countries in this atlas: Finland, Sweden, Russia. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Norway has a recorded area of 386,224 square kilometres. Among the 10 countries assigned to Northern Europe in this dataset, it ranks 2 by area, from largest to smallest. Sweden is immediately above it in that ordering, at 450,295 km². Finland is immediately below it, at 338,455 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 5,610,870 people for Norway in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 15 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, and Sami. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Norwegian Krone (NOK). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Norway?
Reveal answer
Oslo. Norway lies on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Its capital is Oslo.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Norway?
Reveal answer
The flag of Norway has a red field with a large white-edged navy blue cross that extends to the edges of the field. The vertical part of this cross is offset towards the hoist side.
Which land neighbours of Norway are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Finland, Sweden, and Russia. The source classifies Norway as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Norway?
Reveal answer
Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, and Sami. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Norway.
Which currency codes are listed for Norway?
Reveal answer
Norwegian Krone (NOK). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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