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 Svalbard 
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 +1 h 
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 ITU zone
 18 
 CQ zone
 40 
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 Flag 
 Flag description 
The flag of Norway is used.
 
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 Svalbard 
 Capital: 
Longyearbyen
 Population: 
2,868 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Russian, Norwegian
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
78° 00' N, 20° 00' E
 Area total: 
61,020 sq. km
includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
 Land area: 
61,020 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
3,587 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Arctic Ocean 0 m - Newtontoppen 1,717 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.sj
 Currency: 
Norwegian krone (NOK)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
none
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen)
 Independence: 
none (territory of Norway)
 Government
 type: 
NA
 Dependency
 status: 
Territory of Norway, administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen. By treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was awarded to Norway.
 National
 holiday: 
NA
 
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