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Facts about
Nordland County
Executive of Transportation, May Valle
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Facts about Norway
• Area: 323 800 km 2
• 4,7 million inhabitants
• 15 inhabitants pr. km 2
• 3 % productive land
Natural resources
• Fish / fish farming
• Oil / gas
• Water power
• Forests
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Nordland county
• 25% of the Norwegian coastline
• 18 414 islands in the ocean
• 28 000 lakes
• 236 000 inhabitants
• 44 municipalities
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Facts about Nordland County:
• Fastest growing industry and business in Norway
• Every 10. farmed salmon in the world is farmed in Nordland
• 70% of fish caught by the coast fleet is from Nordland
• Nordland is the largest exporter of electrical power
• Nordland is where the solar cell industry in Norway originated
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• Public transport
• County Roads
• Business developing• About 500 mill. NOK
• Upper secondary schools
• 17 schools, 10.000 pupils
• Culture• Theaters
• Musicians. Orchestras
• Dental care
• Public health
• Environment
Our main tasks:
From video about Nordland at Expo2010
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• Public transport• 440 buses – 344 mill.
• 27 express boats – 256 mill.
• 22 ferries – 293 mill.
• County Roads• 4.110 km – 479 mill.
Public transport:
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The Hamsuncenter in Hamarøy
Knut Hamsun