Population......................................................................4,644,457 (July 2008 est.) Population growth rate .............................................................0.35% (2008 est.) Birth rate.....................................................11.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate................................................9.33 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate...............................1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Ethnic groups....................................................................Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate) Source: CIA World Factbook 2008

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