Eastern Norway (Norwegian: Østlandet (Bokmål) or Austlandet (Nynorsk)) is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Telemark, Vestfold, Østfold, Akershus, Oslo (city), Buskerud, Oppland and Hedmark.
Eastern Norway is by far the most populous region of Norway. It also contains Oslo, which is both a county and a municipality as well as a city. Oslo is Norway's most populous city by far and is its capital, and also the financial centre of the country.
In Norwegian, the region is called Østlandet (lit. "east country") in contrast to Vestlandet ("west country"). It is translated into "Eastern Norway" in English, although technically "South-eastern Norway" would be more geographically (not linguistically) correct, since geographically Northern Norway is farther east.
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