Norway
Country in Northern Europe
Norway is a country in Northern Europe, with its capital in Oslo. About 5.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 117th most populous of the 195 countries. At 323,802 km², it is the 68th largest country by area. It borders Finland, Russia and Sweden.
Norway at a glance
- Capital
- Oslo
- Population (2025)
- 5.6 million
- Area
- 323,802 km²
- Density
- 17 per km²
- Official languages
- Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Sami
- Currency
- Norwegian krone
- People
- Norwegian
- Calling code
- +47
- Internet domain
- .no
- Coast
- Has a coastline
Where is Norway?
How Norway compares
Population rank
117th of 195
24th of 45 in Europe
Size rank
68th of 195
8th of 45 in Europe
Crowding
17 per km²
More crowded than 11% of countries
- Similar in size: Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) (322,463 km²).
- Similar population: Finland (5.6 million).
- The Norwegian krone is also used in 1 other place: Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
- Norwegian Bokmål is not an official language anywhere else.
- Norwegian Nynorsk is not an official language anywhere else.
- Sami is not an official language anywhere else.
The flag of Norway
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Norway is red with a blue cross edged in white; Iceland swaps them, blue with a red cross edged in white.
Would you recognise Norway?
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How players do with Norway
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Norway so far, from 1,150 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
70% right
133rd hardest of 176 · 846 answers
Its flag
81% right
91st hardest of 145 · 153 answers
Its capital
78% right
20th hardest of 58 · 151 answers
- Players find Norway on the map in 70% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Sweden.
- Players recognise the flag of Norway in 81% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Ireland.
- Players know that the capital of Norway is Oslo in 78% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.
Countries that border Norway
Norway borders 3 countries: Finland, Russia and Sweden.
Finland
Russia
SwedenQuick quiz: Norway
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Norway?
That's the flag of Norway, easy to confuse with Iceland.
2. What is the capital of Norway?
Oslo is the capital of Norway.
3. Which of these borders Norway?
Norway borders Finland, Russia and Sweden.
Questions about Norway
Is Norway a country?
Yes. Norway is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Norway?
The capital of Norway is Oslo.
Which countries border Norway?
Norway borders 3 countries: Finland, Russia and Sweden.
How many countries border Norway?
3. Norway shares a land border with 3 countries.
How big is Norway?
Norway covers 323,802 km², about the same size as Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) (322,463 km²).
Is Norway hard to find on a map?
Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Norway in 70% of 846 tries, 133rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Sweden.
Which flags look like the flag of Norway?
Iceland. Norway is red with a blue cross edged in white; Iceland swaps them, blue with a red cross edged in white.
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