Place:Outline of Svalbard

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Svalbard

The Flag of Norway

The Coat of arms of Norway

The location of Svalbard

An enlargeable map of Svalbard

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

Svalbard – Norway of the 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

An enlargeable basic map of Svalbard

• Pronunciation: English: /ˈsvɑːlbɑːr/ SVAHL-bar, no-NO-03
• Common English country name: Svalbard
• Official English country name: Svalbard of the 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 SJ
• Internet country code top-level domain for Norway : .no

Geography of Svalbard

An enlargeable topographic map 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

An enlargeable satellite image 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

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

• 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

See also

Svalbard

• Index of Svalbard-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Norway

External links

• 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: [1]
• A Geographical-Historical Outline of Svalbard
• Outline of the Physical Geography and Geology of Svalbard by Ólafur Ingólfsson
• Svalbard on the CIA World Factbook
• The Svalbard Pages
• Photos from Svalbard
• [2]) List of glaciers with areas]