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:

Svalbardincorporated 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

Geography of Svalbard[]

An enlargeable topographic map of Svalbard

Geography of Svalbard

Environment of Svalbard[]

An enlargeable satellite image of Svalbard

Environment of Svalbard

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[]

Judicial branch of the government of Svalbard[]

Foreign relations of Svalbard[]

Foreign relations of Svalbard

  • Diplomatic missions of Svalbard

International organization membership[]

Law and order in Svalbard[]

Military of Svalbard[]

Svalbard is a designated demilitarized zone.

Local government in Svalbard[]

History of Svalbard[]

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

Education in Svalbard[]

See also[]

Svalbard

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Svalbard". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Svalbard – definition of Svalbard in English | Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Svalbard

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