Area: 5,370 sq. km

Population: 1.1 million

Population growth: 21.000 in 2010

Age structure: 25% < 19 ▪ 38% 20-44 ▪ 26% 45-66 ▪ 11% > 67

Regional GDP per capita: €87.000 (Oslo), €64.000 (Oslo region)

Work force: 610.000 (excluding self-employed workers)

Employment structure: 86 % in private and public service sectors, including R&D, financial and high-tech related industries; 14% in primary sectors and manufacturing, including high-tech manufacturing, building & construction and process industries

Unemployment: 2,6 % in Akershus (March 2010); 3,8 % in Oslo (March 2010

Companies: 115,569 registered in January 2010, 24% of all companies in Norway

R&D and higher education: 45% of Norway's R&D acitivity, 15 public and private universities and university colleges, 4 science parks and 11 R&D Centres of Excellence

Industry clusters:shipping and maritime services, energy and environmental technology, information and communication technology, life science and culture

Norway is a full member of EU's Internal Market and ruled by EU regulations

Source: Statistics Norway 2011

The Norwegian Economy

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2010: €313 billion

GDP per capita 2010: €64.000

GDP growth from 2009: 0.4% in constant prices

Household spending on goods and services 2010: €128 billion

Export surplus 2010: €42 billion = 14% of GDP

Source: Norges Bank and Statistics Norway 2011.