Population

Number of inhabitants: 4,360,000

Principal cities and their population:

• Oslo 502,867 (Capital)
• Bergen 227,276
• Trondheim 147,187
• Stavanger 108,019
• Baerum 100,773
• Kristiansand 71,498
• Fredrikstad 67,415
• Tromso 58,121
• Drammen 54,361
• Sandnes 52,077
• Skien 49,498
• Asker 48,397

Student population in 1998/1999: 184,000 and 82 higher education establishments

Number of foreign students: around 9,000

Note: Norway is not a member of the European Union.