 Svalbard
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
78 00 N, 20 00 E |
| Area |
total: 61,020 sq km land: 61,020 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island) |
| Climate |
arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year |
| Terrain |
wild, rugged mountains; much of high land ice covered; west coast clear of ice about one-half of the year; fjords along west and north coasts |
| Population |
2,214 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Norwegian, Russian |
| Imports |
No Entry |
| Exports |
No Entry |
| Hazards |
ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic |
| Resources |
coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish |
| Geography |
northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; consists of nine main islands; glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total area; site of future seed repository under construction by the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the Norwegian Government |
| Nationality |
No Entry |
| Capital |
name: Longyearbyen geographic coordinates: 78 13 N, 15 33 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.sj |
| Internet Users |
NA |
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