Domain registration Norway
The official domain extension for Norway is .NO.
Registering this domain extension is a recommended strategic move for those companies with interests in Norway or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country.
Norway is a constitutional monarchy and member of the EU, located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north east by Russia and Finland and to the east by Sweden. It has 3,400 km of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea. It is divided into 19 administrative counties, which are subdivided into 430 municipalities.
Norway is the most northern European country and covers a total of 385,248 km², including its islands. The eastern landscape is uniform and predominantly mountainous in nature, with the Scandinavian Mountains running from north to south. The western side is filled with valleys leading to the sea, creating the characteristic fjord formations. In the central south, there are many plateaus created by glaciers, whilst the coastal areas are dotted with numerous rocky islands and islets. The capital, Oslo, is situated within the southern Skagerrak and is home to 12% of the total population, which numbers 5,051,518, according to 2012 estimates.
The official language is Norwegian and the local currency is the Krone.
The main resources for the country’s flourishing economy are the oil reserves in the North Sea, as well as exports in timber, minerals and fish.
