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  Location: Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden Population: 4.3 million (1995 estimate) Capital: Oslo Comparative area: Slightly larger than New Mexico Religions: Evangelical Lutheran 87.8 percent (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3.8 percent, none 3.2 percent, unknown 5.2 percent (1980) Landscape: Long, narrow kingdom; northern third lies above the Arctic Circle and is called "Land of the Midnight Sun" because it has long periods every summer when the sun shines 24 hours a day; terrain is glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; coastline deeply indented by fjords Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1900 Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
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