Norway - located in Northern Europe occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, stretching from its northern extremity to its southern one.
The majority of the country shares a border to the southeast with Sweden; its northern region is bordered by Finland to the south and Russia to the east.
The United Kingdom and the Faroe Islands lie to its west across the North Sea, and Denmark lies south of its southern tip across the Skagerrak Strait. Norway's extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean, is home to its famous fjords.
Norway has rich resources of gas fields, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals and a large exporter of seafood
