Norway is a place.
Norway . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden ( 1,619 km or 1,006 mi long ) . Norway has an extensive coastline , facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea . Norway is a founding member of the United Nations , NATO , the Council of Europe , the Antarctic Treaty and the Nordic Council ; a member of the European Economic Area , the WTO and the OECD ; and is also a part of the Schengen Area . On a per-capita basis , Norway is the world 's largest producer of oil and natural gas outside the Middle East .