Norway is one of the least populated European countries (only 5 millions inhabitants): A density of 16 inhabitants/km² in comparison to 103 inhabitants/km² in France. Since the end of World War Two, it is also one of the world’s richest countries (6th exporter of oil and 3rd exporter of natural gas). Norway is also to be found in the first position of the Human Development Index ranking, based on three criteria: GDP per capita, life expectancy at birth and level of education (by comparison, France is placed 20th). It may also be noted that the Norwegians refused to join the Eurozone in order to preserve their way of living and their natural resources (i.e. no overexploitation).

Above all, it is a country with a particular geography extending over 385 199 km² (approximately 60% of the French territory), Norway’s maximum length is 2’200 km and its width goes down to only 6 km close to the city of Narvik. I would highly recommend it to nature and open space lovers: Norway overflows with majestic landscapes.