Official Web Site: www.visitnorway.com

	Location:	Norway is situated in northern Europe, and shares borders with Sweden, Finland and Russia.
	Cities:	The capital is Oslo; other major cities are Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger.
	Area:	323 759 sq. km (385 158 sq. km. incl. Spitsbergen & Jan Mayen) / 125 004 sq. miles
	Population: (2006)	4 660 000 (Oslo: 548 617; Bergen: 244 620; Trondheim: 161 730; Stavanger: 117 315)
	Language:	Norwegian.			Currency: Kroner (NOK).
	Telephone Country Code:			+ 47
	Time Zone:	CET (GMT + 1 hour)

		National Tourist Office Contacts:
		Address:	Innovation Norway, PO Box 448 Sentrum, 0104 Oslo, Norway.
		Telephone:	+ 47 - 22 00 25 00
		Fax:	+ 47 - 22 00 25 01
		Enquiries e-mail:	post@innovasjonnorge.no
		Director of Tourism:	Mr Per-Arne Tuftin (const.)
		Managing Director:	Ms Gunn Oversen
		Marketing:	Ms Ann-Kristin Ytreberg
		Research:	Ms Sigrid Oterholm Hoem
		IT:	Ms Gro Dyrnes
		Web (VisitNorway.com):	Mr Hans Petter Aalmo