USEFUL INFORMATION

  • Population:  Population (January 2014): 634,463
  • Total area: 454 square kilometres
  • Length of the Oslofjord: 100 kilometres
  • Islands within the city in the Oslofjord: 40
  • Language:  Norwegian (Bokmal and Nynorsk) (In some districts, Sámi is also an official language), English is widely understood.
  • Religion: Protestant State Church based on the Evangelical-Lutheran religion.
  • Time:  Local time is GMT +1 (GMT +2 between the last Sunday in March and the Saturday before the last Sunday in October).
  • Telephone area code:  +47, city codes are not required
  • Currency:  Norwegian kroner (NOK) 1 krone = 100 ore
  • Tipping: 10% of the total bill in restaurant, and 5% in c