A brief introduction to life in Norway: This is Norway describes the development in important areas of society using statistics from Statistics Norway.

Population: An ageing society	Media: Books and bytes
Fertility: From generation to generation	Use of time: Around the clock
Family: Single or cohabiting	Transport: On the road
Health: Life and death	Holidays: Going abroad
Education: Wise women	Crime: The short arm of the law
Work: Women at work	Elections: Promises, promises
Income and wealth: Rich and poor	Economy: Growth and prosperity
Consumption: Big spenders	Primary industries: From agriculture to aquaculture
Housing: My home is my castle	Secondary industries: From manufacturing to oil
Social care and social protection: From cradle to grave	Tertiary industries: At your service!
Culture: A gender gap?	Nature, energy and the environment: The electric society
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This is Norway 2006 This is Norway 2003
The publication has been prepared by Jan Erik Kristiansen in co-operation with Gro Flatebø and Ingrid Modig.   This is Norway is also available in a printed version. The publication is free. To order      ISBN 978-82-537-7543-2 Printed version ISBN 978-82-537-7544-9 Electronic version