Norway

Norway – key data Area: 323,802 km² (of which land: 304,282 km², water: 19,520 km²) Population: 4.7 million (July 2011 estimate, CIA). Composition: Norwegians 94.4% (including about 60,000 seeds), others Europeans 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate). Population density: 14 people

Prehistory Norway’s varied nature and climate change after the recent ice age led to significant regional differences in industries and settlements. Mesolithic time (ca. 9000–4000 BC) Hunting, trapping, fishing and gathering were unmistakable. In southern and central Norway, the early