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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Svalbard:

Svalbard – incorporated territory of the Kingdom of Norway comprising the Svalbard Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole.^[1] The archipelago extends from 74° to 81° North, and from 10° to 35° East. The archipelago is the northernmost part of Norway. Three islands are populated: Spitsbergen, Bear Island and Hopen. The capital and largest settlement is Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen. The Spitsbergen Treaty recognises Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard and the 1925 Svalbard Act makes Svalbard a full part of the Norwegian Kingdom.

General reference

• Pronunciation: English: /ˈsvɑːlbɑːr/ SVAHL-bar,^[2] Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr]
• Common English country name: Svalbard
• Official English country name: Svalbard of the Kingdom of Norway
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s):
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Svalbard
• ISO country codes for Svalbard and Jan Mayen: SJ, SJM, 744
• ISO region codes for Svalbard and Jan Mayen: See ISO 3166-2:SJ
• Internet country code top-level domain for Norway: .no

Geography of Svalbard

Geography of Svalbard

• Svalbard is: an archipelago and area of limited sovereignty of Norway
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Europe
      • Northern Europe
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Svalbard
    • High: Newtontoppen 1,717 m (5,633 ft)
    • Low: Arctic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 3,587 km
• Population of Svalbard:
• Area of Svalbard: 61,022 km²
• Atlas of Svalbard

Environment of Svalbard

Environment of Svalbard

• Climate of Svalbard
• Wildlife of Svalbard
  • Flora of Svalbard
• World Heritage Sites in Svalbard: None

Demography of Svalbard

Demographics of Svalbard

Government and politics of Svalbard

Politics of Svalbard

• Form of government:
• Capital of Svalbard: Longyearbyen
• Elections in Svalbard
• Political parties in Svalbard

Branches of the government of Svalbard

Government of Svalbard

Government of Svalbard

• Governor of Svalbard: Kjerstin Askholt
• Longyearbyen Community Council

Judicial branch of the government of Svalbard

Court system of Svalbard

• Supreme Court of Svalbard

Foreign relations of Svalbard

Foreign relations of Svalbard

• Diplomatic missions in Svalbard
• Diplomatic missions of Svalbard

International organization membership

• none^[1]

Law and order in Svalbard

Law of Svalbard

• Cannabis in Svalbard
• Constitution of Svalbard
• Crime in Svalbard
• Human rights in Svalbard
  • LGBT rights in Svalbard
  • Freedom of religion in Svalbard
• Law enforcement in Svalbard

Military of Svalbard

Svalbard is a designated demilitarized zone.

Local government in Svalbard

Local government in Svalbard

History of Svalbard

History of Svalbard

• Timeline of the history of Svalbard
• Military history of Svalbard

Culture of Svalbard

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• Cuisine of Svalbard
• Languages of Svalbard
• National symbols of Svalbard
  • Coat of arms of Svalbard
  • Flag of Svalbard
• World Heritage Sites in Svalbard: None

Economy and infrastructure of Svalbard

Economy of Svalbard

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
• Agriculture in Svalbard
• Banking in Svalbard
  • National Bank of Svalbard
• Communications in Svalbard
  • Internet in Svalbard
• Companies of Svalbard
• Currency of Svalbard: Krone
  • ISO 4217: NOK
• Energy in Svalbard
  • Energy policy of Svalbard
  • Oil industry in Svalbard
• Mining in Svalbard
• Svalbard Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Svalbard
• Transport in Svalbard
  • Airports in Svalbard

Education in Svalbard

Education in Svalbard