Svalbard

Svalbard
Unincorporated internal area of Norway
A sign warning of polar bears on a road in Svalbard
Location of Svalbard (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in Norway (green)
Sovereign state	Norway
Svalbard Treaty	9 February 1920
Svalbard Act	17 July 1925
Administrative centre and largest town	Longyearbyen 78°13′N15°39′E / 78.22°N 15.65°E / 78.22; 15.65Coordinates: 78°13′N15°39′E / 78.22°N 15.65°E / 78.22; 15.65
Ethnic groups (2019)	56.9% Norwegian 43.1% other^[a]^[1]
Government	Devolved locally administered unincorporated area within a constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Harald V
• Governor	Lars Fause

Area
• Total	61,022 km² (23,561 sq mi) (not ranked)
Highest elevation	1,717 m (5,633 ft)
Population
• 2020 estimate	2,939^[2]
• Density	0.044/km² (0.1/sq mi) (248th)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	US$277,347,541
Currency	Norwegian krone (NOK)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+47
Postal code	917x
ISO 3166 code	SJ NO-21
Internet TLD	.no .sj^[b]

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