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Svalbard | |
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Capital and largest city | Longyearbyen |
Official languages | Norwegian |
Ethnic groups | |
Government | Region of Norway |
• Governor | Odd Olsen Ingerø (2009–) |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population | |
2,642 | |
Currency | Norwegian krone (NOK) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Calling code | +47 |
Internet TLD | .no a |
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Svalbard is a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean. It is the most northern part of Norway. It is about halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Spitsbergen is the largest island, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. The islands are governed by the Governor of Svalbard. The government is located at Longyearbyen. Other settlements include research outposts, the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund and the mining outpost of Sveagruva.