|BNature and climate|N: Forming the western and northwestern part of the Scandinavian peninsula, Norway has a highly indented coastline, with many fjords and tens of thousands of islands.
Norway houses the northernmost European point, 71°11', as well as the northernmost point of the European mainland Nordkyn at 71°08'.
Norway is very mountainous with an average elevation of 500 m.a.s.l. with a highest peak, Snøhetta, reaching 2286 m.a.s.l. There are many glaciers.
The climate is typically maritime and regarding the northern locating exceptionally mild thanks to the warm Atlantic Golf stream.
Average temperature in January +1°C in the southern parts and -5°C in the northern and in the interior -10°C. Average tempreature in July 16°C in the south, 10°C in the mountains and 14°C in the rest of the country.
|BPeople|N: Norwegians, a Gremanic group, closely related to the Swedes. Small, about 20000, ethnic and cultural group of Lapps, and a small group of Finns.
