Outline of Svalbard
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Svalbard:
Spitsbergen Treaty recognises Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard and the 1925 Svalbard Act makes Svalbard a full part of the Norwegian Kingdom.
General reference
- Pronunciation: English: /ˈsvɑːlbɑːr/ SVAHL-bar,[2] Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr]
- Common English country name: Svalbard
- Official English country name: Svalbard of the Kingdom of Norway
- Common
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s):
- Demonym(s):
- Name of Svalbard
- : SJ, SJM, 744
- Internet country code top-level domain for Norway: .no
Geography of Svalbard
- Svalbard is: an archipelago and area of limited sovereignty of Norway
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Arctic Ocean
- 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
- Climate of Svalbard
- Wildlife of Svalbard
- World Heritage Sites in Svalbard: None
Demography of Svalbard
Demographics of Svalbard
Government and 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 in Svalbard
- Diplomatic missions of Svalbard
International organization membership
- none[1]
Law and order in 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
History of Svalbard
Culture of Svalbard
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Religion |
- 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
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
- Agriculture in Svalbard
- Banking in Svalbard
- Communications in Svalbard
- Companies of Svalbard
- Currency of Svalbard: Krone
- Energy in Svalbard
- Mining in Svalbard
- Svalbard Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Svalbard
- Transport in Svalbard
- Airports in Svalbard
Education in Svalbard
See also
- Index of Svalbard-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
- Outline of Norway
References
- ^ a b "Svalbard". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "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
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- 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 travel guide from Wikivoyage- Svalbard on the CIA World Factbook
- The Svalbard Pages
- Photos from Svalbard
- [2]) List of glaciers with areas]
