Norway is not a country.
Norway ( [ Norgehelp = no ] ( Bokmål ) or ( Nynorsk ) ) , officially the Kingdom of Norway , is a sovereign state and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden ( 1,619 km or 1,006 mi long ) . The country maintains a combination of market economy and a Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system . The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists .