Eastern Norway
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Eastern Norway Austlandet, Østlandet |
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| Nickname(s): East-Norway | |
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| Country | Norway |
| Capital |
Drammen Hamar Lillehammer Moss Oslo Skien Tønsberg |
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Counties (fylker, fylke) |
Østfold Akershus Oslo Hedmark Oppland Buskerud Vestfold Telemark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94,577 km2 (36,516 sq mi) |
| Population (01.10.2010) | |
| • Total | 2.454.712 |
| • Density | 25.96/km2 (67.2/sq mi) |
| Nominal GDP(2013) | $0.17 trillion |
| Nominal GDP per capita (2013) | $70,000 |
Eastern Norway (Bokmål: Østlandet, Nynorsk: Austlandet) is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Telemark, Vestfold, Østfold, Akershus, Oslo, Buskerud, Oppland and Hedmark.
Eastern Norway is by far the most populous region of Norway. It contains the country's capital, Oslo, which is Norway's most populous city.
In Norwegian, the region is called Østlandet and Austlandet ("East Land") in contrast to Vestlandet ("West Land").
As of 2010, the region had 2,454,700 inhabitants. In 2014, Norway's population was 5,156,450.
The region is bounded by mountains in the north and west, the Swedish border to the east and by Viken and Skagerrak to the south. The border towards Sørlandet is less obvious.
The mountains reach a height of 2469 metres in the Jotunheimen mountain range, the highest point in the Nordic countries (excluding Greenland). Other prominent mountain ranges include part of the Dovrefjell in the far north of the region, the Rondane north east of Lillehammer and others. The high plateau of Hardangervidda extends into Western Norway.
Valleys cut deep into the mountains, from east to west the main valleys are Østerdal, Gudbrandsdal, Valdres, Hallingdal, Numedal and the many valleys of Telemark. Østerdalen is surrounded by mostly flat areas of conifer forests, but the others are all deeply cut into the mountains.
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