You know, I am surprised by the rarity of people in Norway. Norway is one of the largest countries in Europe, in area, but in population, Norway with 4.8 million people, has fewer people than many of the capital cities of Europe.
I checked the latest (2004) census statistics from Norway, and learned that Oslo, the capital of our gallant allies in the war against terror, has but 520,000 people--not even the size of Omaha.
The second-largest city, Bergen (naturally), has 238,000, and the third-largest city, Trondheim, 155,000.
And then the numbers drop precipitously from there.
The charming city of Alesund, the first feature (and with oh so many errors) of the "Tour of Norway" series, with 40,000 people, actually rates as a "major city" in Norway.
Nothing wrong with any of that, this shortage of people; it just goes to show that being Norwegian is a rare gift, and so if one is Norwegian, he should be proud of his distinctiveness.