Jens Stoltenberg was the first Prime Minister of Norway from 2005 to 2013.
Norway -LRB- -LSB- Norgehelp = no -RSB- -LRB- Bokmal -RRB- or -LRB- Nynorsk -RRB- -RRB- , 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 .. Svalbard. Svalbard. Jan Mayen. Jan Mayen. Bokmal. Bokmal. Nynorsk. Nynorsk. sovereign state. sovereign state. unitary. Unitary state. monarchy. monarchy. Scandinavian Peninsula. Scandinavian Peninsula. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the Kingdom .. Bouvet Island. Bouvet Island. Peter I Island. Peter I Island. dependent territories. Dependencies of Norway. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land .. Queen Maud Land. Queen Maud Land. Antarctica. Antarctica. Until 1814 , the kingdom included the Faroe Islands , Greenland and Iceland .. Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands. Greenland. Greenland. Iceland. Iceland. It also included Bohuslan until 1658 , Jamtland and Harjedalen until 1645 , Shetland and Orkney until 1468 , and the Hebrides and Isle of Man until 1266 .. Bohuslan. Bohuslan. Jamtland. Jamtland. Harjedalen. Harjedalen. Shetland. Shetland. Orkney. Orkney. Hebrides. Hebrides. Isle of Man. Isle of Man. Norway has a total area of 385252 km2 and a population of 5,258,317 -LRB- as of January 2017 -RRB- .. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden -LRB- 1,619 km or 1,006 mi long -RRB- .. Sweden. Sweden. 1,619 km. List of countries and territories by land borders. Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east , and the Skagerrak Strait to the south , with Denmark on the other side .. Finland. Finland. Russia. Russia. Skagerrak. Skagerrak. Denmark. Denmark. Norway has an extensive coastline , facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea .. Barents Sea. Barents Sea. King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glucksburg is the current King of Norway .. Harald V. Harald V. King Harald V. King Harald V. House of Glucksburg. House of Glucksburg. King of Norway. King of Norway. Erna Solberg became Prime Minister in 2013 , replacing Jens Stoltenberg .. Prime Minister. Prime Minister of Norway. Erna Solberg. Erna Solberg. Jens Stoltenberg. Jens Stoltenberg. A constitutional monarchy , Norway divides state power between the Parliament , the Cabinet and the Supreme Court , as determined by the 1814 Constitution .. constitutional monarchy. constitutional monarchy. Constitution. Constitution of Norway. monarchy. monarchy. divides state power. Separation of power. Parliament. Storting. Cabinet. Cabinet of Norway. Supreme Court. Supreme Court of Norway. 1814 Constitution. Constitution of Norway. The kingdom is established as a merger of several petty kingdoms .. petty kingdoms. Petty kingdoms of Norway. By the traditional count from the year 872 , the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,144 years and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls .. Norwegian. Norwegians. Battle of Hafrsfjord. Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels  : counties and municipalities .. counties. Counties of Norway. municipalities. List of municipalities of Norway. The Sami people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sami Parliament and the Finnmark Act .. Parliament. Storting. Sami people. Sami people. Sami Parliament. Sami Parliament of Norway. Finnmark Act. Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with the European Union and the United States .. maintains close ties. Norway – European Union relations. European Union. European Union. United States. United States. 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 .. Europe. Europe. United Nations. United Nations. NATO. NATO. Council of Europe. Council of Europe. Antarctic Treaty. Antarctic Treaty System. Nordic Council. Nordic Council. European Economic Area. European Economic Area. WTO. World Trade Organization. OECD. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Schengen Area. Schengen Area. The country maintains a combination of market economy and a Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system .. market economy. market economy. Nordic welfare model. Nordic welfare model. universal health care. universal health care. social security. social security. Norway has extensive reserves of petroleum , natural gas , minerals , lumber , seafood , fresh water and hydropower .. petroleum. petroleum. natural gas. natural gas. minerals. minerals. lumber. lumber. seafood. seafood. fresh water. fresh water. hydropower. hydropower. The petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of the country 's gross domestic product -LRB- GDP -RRB- .. petroleum. petroleum. gross domestic product. gross domestic product. On a per-capita basis , Norway is the world 's largest producer of oil and natural gas outside the Middle East .. natural gas. natural gas. per-capita. per capita. Middle East. Middle East. The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists .. fourth-highest. List of countries by GDP ( PPP ) per capita. per capita income. per capita income. World Bank. World Bank. IMF. IMF. On the CIA 's GDP -LRB- PPP -RRB- per capita list -LRB- 2015 estimate -RRB- which includes territories and some regions , Norway ranks as number eleven .. CIA. Central Intelligence Agency. From 2001 to 2006 , and then again from 2009 to 2017 , Norway had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world .. Human Development Index. Human Development Index. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking .. Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report , the OECD Better Life Index , the Index of Public Integrity and the Democracy Index .. OECD. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. World Happiness Report. World Happiness Report. OECD Better Life Index. OECD Better Life Index. Index of Public Integrity. Global Integrity. Democracy Index. Democracy Index