Telemark

🏢 Administrative centre: Skien
📏 Area: 15,298 km²
⛰️ Highest point: Gaustatoppen (1,883 m)
🕓 Time zone: CET / CEST (UTC +1 / +2)
💰 Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)
💼 Main industries: Process & chemicals (Grenland), hydropower & renewables, forestry & wood products, tourism (Rjukan/Gaustatoppen, Telemark Canal), agriculture

👥 Population: 177,863
🏙️ Municipalities: 17
🌊 Coast & lakes: Skagerrak coast (Kragerø archipelago); major lakes Norsjø, Tinnsjøen, Bandak
🗣️ Official language(s): Norwegian (Bokmål & Nynorsk)
🏙️ Largest towns/cities: Skien, Porsgrunn, Notodden, Kragerø