Animated Norwegian Flag

General Information:
Norway is located in northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden. Norway became a member of NATO in 1949 but has twice rejected joining the EU.

Land boundaries:
Russia 196 km, Finland 736 km, Sweden 1,619 km

Country Name:
local long form: Kongeriket Norge - local short form: Norge
long form: Kingdom of Norway - short form: Norway

Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy

Capital: Oslo

Independence: June 7, 1905 Norway dissolved union with Sweden. October 26, 1905 Sweden agreed.

Norwegian Flag Description:
Red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag.

The side near the vertical part of the cross is the hoist side.