Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden |
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden |
Europe |
Europe |
slightly larger than New Mexico |
slightly larger than New Mexico |
Finland 729 km, Sweden 1,619 km, Russia 167 km |
Finland 729 km, Sweden 1,619 km, Russia 167 km |
Norwegian Sea 0 m |
Norwegian Sea 0 m |
Galdhopiggeh 2,469 m |
Galdhopiggen? 2,469 m |
petroleum, copper, natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower |
petroleum, copper, [natural gas]?, pyrites?, nickel, iron ore, zinc, lead, fish, timber, hydropower |
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling |
Air Pollution, [Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides]?, [Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants]?, [Air Pollution-Sulphur 85]?, [Air Pollution-Sulphur 94]?, [Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds]?, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, [Hazardous Wastes]?, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, [Ship Pollution]?, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling |
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol |
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Major cities/towns (ranked by size): |
about two-thirds mountains; some 50,000 islands off its much indented coastline; strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air routes in North Atlantic; one of most rugged and longest coastlines in world; Norway is the only NATO member having a land boundary with Russia |
about two-thirds mountains; some 50,000 islands off its much indented coastline; strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air routes in North Atlantic; one of most rugged and longest coastlines in world; Norway is the only NATO member having a land boundary with Russia |