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Life Expectancy at Birth (Total Population) |
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Infant Mortality Rate (Total Population: Deaths per 1000 live births) |
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GDP per capita (PPP - $) |
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Labour Force by Occupation - Agriculture (%) |
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Labour Force by Occupation - Industry (%) |
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Labour Force by Occupation - Services (%) |
| History |
| Although Norway remained neutral in World War I, it suffered heavy losses to its shipping. Norway proclaimed its neutrality at the outset of World War II, but was nonetheless occupied for five years by Nazi Germany (1940-45). In 1949, neutrality was abandoned and Norway became a member of NATO. Discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norway's economic fortunes. The current focus is on containing spending on the extensive welfare system and planning for the time when petroleum reserves are depleted. In referenda held in 1972 and 1994, Norway rejected joining the EU. Source |
| Access to Basic Needs |
Improved water source (% of population with access) |
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Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access) |
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| Distribution of Wealth |
The G-Econ Project - Economic Contour Map - Norway |
| "The basic metric is the regional equivalent of gross domestic product. Gross cell product (GCP) is measured at a 1-degree longitude by 1-degree latitude resolution at a global scale." |
| Trade |
Exports ($) |
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Export Commodities |
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| Aid and Indebtedness |
Economic aid - donor ($) |
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Country Classification |
www.worldbank.org/norway |
| Resources and Resource Consumption |
| Main mineral resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower
The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is highly dependent on its oil production and international oil prices, with oil and gas accounting for one-third of exports. Only Saudi Arabia and Russia export more oil than Norway. Although Norwegian oil production peaked in 2000, natural gas production is still rising. Norwegians realize that once their gas production peaks they will eventually face declining oil and gas revenues; accordingly, Norway has been saving its oil-and-gas-boosted budget surpluses in a Government Petroleum Fund, which is invested abroad and now is valued at more than $250 billion. Source |
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Oil - production (bbl/day) |
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Oil - consumption (bbl/day) |
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Oil - exports (bbl/day) |
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Oil - imports (bbl/day) |
| Environmental Quality |
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