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Norway |
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Language(s) | Norwegian, Sami |
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Currency | Norwegian krone (NOK) |
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Phone Code | +47 |
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Population | 4,752,735 |
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Area | 385,155 sq km |
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Capital | Oslo |
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GDP | $335.3 billion |
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Norway |
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Language(s) | Norwegian, Sami |
|
Currency | Norwegian krone (NOK) |
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Phone Code | +47 |
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Population | 4,752,735 |
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Area | 385,155 sq km |
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Capital | Oslo |
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GDP | $335.3 billion |
Bergen: Gateway to the Fjords
Bergen, the second biggest city in Norway with 230,000 inhabitants, is on Norway's west coast, surrounded by seven mountains and seven fjords. Tourism in Bergen is big, understandably, since it’s one of the most beautiful cities in Norway. In addition, it has a vast number of restaurants, hotels and attractions.
Bergen is known as the 'gateway to the fjords' and is the perfect starting place for your adventures in the fjord region of western Norway. Bergen is also the start of the famous Hurtigruten, the boat trip stretching all the way up to Kirkenes near the Russian border. Although Bergen is by the sea, it is “protected” by the island of Askøy to the west, which means it’s not as windy as you might expect from a city on the west coast. However, neither Askøy, nor anything else, can protect Bergen from precipitation. And it does rain a lot here – about 270 days a year, for a combined 2,000 mm (80 inches). That’s more than three times the amount Oslo gets. Bergen rarely gets any snow, however, since the winters here are mild, thanks to the Gulf Stream.
Bergen Weather
