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Western Norway is the coastal region on the western side of Norway, characterized by its dramatic fjords, mountains, and maritime geography. It has historically been culturally and economically important due to its fishing and seafaring traditions, and today it remains a significant area for tourism and resource industries.
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Key facts
- Country
- Norway
- County capitals
- Bergen , Molde , Stavanger
- Counties fylker fylke
- Møre og Romsdal , Vestland , Rogaland
- Total
- 58,582 km (22,619 sq mi)
- Land
- 55,411 km (21,394 sq mi)
- Density
- 27.505/km (71.239/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Vestlending
- Nominal gdp 2013
- $57 billion
- Nominal gdp per capita 2013
- $41,000
- Website
- Vestlandsrådet
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Western Norway (Bokmål: Vestlandet, Vest-Norge; Nynorsk: Vestlandet, Vest-Noreg) is the region along the Atlantic coast of South Norway. It consists of the counties Rogaland, Vestland, and Møre og Romsdal. The region has no official or political-administrative function. The region has a population of approximately 1.4 million people. The largest city is Bergen and the second-largest is Stavanger. Historically the regions of Agder, Vest-Telemark, Hallingdal, Valdres, and northern parts of Gudbrandsdal have been included in Western Norway.
Western Norway, as well as other parts of historical regions of Norway, shares a common history with Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Iceland and to a lesser extent the Netherlands and Britain. For example, the Icelandic horse is a close relative of the Fjord horse and both the Faroese and Icelandic languages are based on the Old West Norse.