Outline of Svalbard
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. 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:,
- Common English country name: Svalbard
- Official English country name: Svalbard of the Kingdom of Norway
- Common endonym:
- Official endonym:
- Adjectival:
- Demonym:
- 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, Central European Summer Time
- * Extreme points of Svalbard
- ** High: Newtontoppen
- ** 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 SvalbardGovernment 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 SvalbardGovernment of Svalbard
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''
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 SvalbardHistory of Svalbard
History of Svalbard- Timeline of the history 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
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