The Chile of Europe, some would say. Welcome to Norway, the beautiful land of mountains and fjords.
Subdivisions
Norway is divided into counties known as fylker. There were 19 of them until 2019, with several merged to result in the 11 that exist today. These counties are listed below, and the old counties listed for any newly-merged ones.
- 03 Oslo
- 11 Rogaland
- 15 Møre og Romsdal
- 18 Nordland
- 30 Viken
- Østfold
- Akershus
- Buskerud
- 34 Innlandet
- Hedmark
- Oppland
- 38 Vestfold og Telemark
- Vestfold
- Telemark
- 42 Agder
- Aust-Agder
- Vest-Agder
- 46 Vestland
- Hordaland
- Sogn og Fjordane
- 50 Trøndelag
- 54 Troms og Finnmark
- Troms
- Finnmark
Of the 5 external territories and dependencies of Norway, only Svalbard is inhabited and has Street View coverage (the others being Jan Mayen, Queen Maud Land, Peter I Island, and Bouvet Island). Svalbard is administered outside of the fylker system, as it has a special status granted by the Svalbard Treaty.
License Plates
Norwegian license plates feature a blue band on the left side of the plate with the Norwegian flag and the country code N, in a design very similar to that of EU countries. Most plates are white with black text: NAB 1234, but commercial plates with a green background are also often seen: NAB 1234.
Phone Codes
- N/A
- Oslo (03)
- South (42, 38, and Buskerud 30)
- N/A
- Southwest (11 and 46)
- Southeast (34 and 30 except Buskerud)
- North (15, 18, 50, and 54)
Roads, Markings, and Signage
Highways & Road Numbering Schemes
Architecture
Language
The Norwegian language is one of the official languages of Norway, including both written forms in common use: Bokmål and Nynorsk. In addition, three varieties of Sámi (Northern, Lule, and Southern) are also marked as official languages, and Kven is a recognized national language, mainly used in Troms og Finnmark.
Script
The Norwegian alphabet is the same as the Danish alphabet, and uses the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet plus three extra characters, which are sorted to the end of the alphabet order:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt
Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz Ææ Åå Øø
Samples
Norwegian (Bokmål)
Alle mennesker er født frie og med samme menneskeverd og menneskerettigheter. De er utstyrt med fornuft og samvittighet og bør handle mot hverandre i brorskapets ånd.
Norwegian (Nynorsk)
Alle menneske er fødde til fridom og med same menneskeverd og menneskerettar. Dei har fått fornuft og samvit og skal leve med kvarandre som brør.
Sámi
Buot olbmot leat riegádan friddjan ja olmmošárvvu ja olmmošvuoigatvuođaid dáfus. Sii leat jierbmalaš olbmot geain lea oamedovdu ja sii gálggaše leat dego vieljačagat.
Kven
Kaikki ihmiset synnythään vaphaina, ja heilä kaikila oon sama ihmisarvo ja samat ihmisoikkeuet. Het oon saanheet järjen ja omatunnon, ja het piethään elläät toinen toisen kans niin ko veljet keskenhään.