Capital: Oslo
Population (million): 5.038
Total Area: 386,890km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 5.82 Kroner (NOK)(2012)
National Holiday: May 17, Constitution Day
Language(s): Norwegian

Type of State:
Constitutional Monarchy

Type of Government:
Parliamentary democracy. Modified unicameral with a 169-seat Parliament (Stortinget). The Parliament divides itself into two chambers and elects one-fourth of its membership to an upper house. Prime Minister (leader of the majority party or the majority coalition) and State Council (cabinet) appointed by the monarch with the approval of the Parliament. Administrative divisions: 19 counties. Governing party: coalition - Labour Party (A), Socialist Left Party (SV) and Center Party (Sp).

Head of State:
King Harald V (Accession 1991)

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (A)

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Espen Barth Eide
Finance: Sigbjørn Johnsen (A)
Trade & Industry: Trond Giske (A)

Main Political Parties:
Labour Party (A), Conservative Party (H), Progress Party(FrP), Socialist Left Party (SV), Christian Democratic Party (KrF), Center Party (Sp), Coastal Party (KYST), Liberal Party (V). Parliament:A (64), FrP (41), H (30), SV (11), KrF (10), Sp (11), V (2)

Elections:
Monarchy is hereditary. Members of parliament: 4 year term; next election, September 2013.

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Canadian exports to country: $2,320,258,253
Canadian imports from country: $3,747,662,540
FDI in Canada: $2348 million
CDI in Norway: $3289 million

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Mona Elisabeth Brøther

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador David Sproule