Outline of Svalbard

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The location of Svalbard

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

Svalbard is an 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

An enlargeable basic map of Svalbard

Pronunciation:
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, 745
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

An enlargeable topographic map of Svalbard

Main article: Geography of Svalbard

Svalbard is: an archipelago and area of limited sovereignty of Norway
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western 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

An enlargeable satellite image of Svalbard

Main article: Environment of Svalbard

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

Demography of Svalbard

Government and politics of Svalbard

Main article: Government of Svalbard and Politics of Svalbard

Form of government:
Capital of Svalbard: Longyearbyen

Elections in Svalbard
Political parties in Svalbard

Branches of the government of Svalbard

Executive branch of the government of Svalbard

Head of state: President of Svalbard,
Head of government: Prime Minister of Svalbard,
Cabinet of Svalbard

Legislative branch of the government of Svalbard

Parliament of Svalbard (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Svalbard
- Lower house: House of Commons of Svalbard

Judicial branch of the government of Svalbard

Supreme Court of Svalbard

Foreign relations of Svalbard

Diplomatic missions in Svalbard
Diplomatic missions of Svalbard

International organization membership

none ^[1]

Law and order 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

History of Svalbard

Main article: History of Svalbard, Timeline of the history of Svalbard, and Current events of Svalbard

Military history of Svalbard

Culture of Svalbard

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

Main article: 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

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Svalbard". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

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Svalbard Treaty

Governor of Svalbard (Sysselmannen) – Official site
Norwegian Polar Institute: Svalbard.
Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database (searchable database with name origins and map)
Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police: Report to the Storting (1999–2000) on Svalbard – extensive report on political, administrative, economical and scientific matters relating to Svalbard
Svalbard Science Forum SSF - Information for and about research in Svalbard
Polar Marine Geosurvey:
A Geographical-Historical Outline of Svalbard
Outline of the Physical Geography and Geology of Svalbard by Ólafur Ingólfsson
Outline of Svalbard travel guide from Wikivoyage
Svalbard on the CIA World Factbook
The Svalbard Pages
Photos from Svalbard
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