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(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 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 (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
 * Extreme points of Svalbard
 * High: Newtontoppen 1717 m
 * Low: Arctic Ocean 0 m
 * Land boundaries: none
 * Coastline: 3,587 km
 * Population of Svalbard:
 * Area of Svalbard: 61,022 km2
 * Atlas of Svalbard
 * 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 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