Norway is situated in the north peak of Europe. The country is long and narrow - the distance from the northern to the southern tip of the mainland is 1752 km.
The Norwegian mainland borders Sweden, Finland and Russia. The country has a long coastline and many fjords: the length of the coastline is 2,650 km ( or about 22,000 km, if the fjords are included). In addition to the mainland, the Norwegian territory also includes the Svalbard archipelago and the island Jan Mayen. Norway also has territories in the Antarctic region (Bouvet Island and Peter I Island)
Large areas of Norway consist of forests and mountains. We generally divide the country into northern and southern Norway but geographically we can refer to 4 regions. Southeast Norway contains extensive areas of forest, gentle valleys and rich arable land. In the southwest, nature is more dramatic with deep fjords penetrating 200 km or more into the heart of the country where mountain glaciers lie. The central region also has fjords and a coastline but here the mountains are more gentle and there are also extensive lowland areas. In northern Norway the landscape is a mixture of valleys, fjords, mountains and islands.
(Source: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/minifakta_en/en/)
