Svalbard

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Svalbard
Image:LocationSvalbard.png
Official language Norwegian
Capital Longyearbyen
King Harald V
Governor Per Sefland
Area
 - Total
Ranked 122nd
62,049 km²
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Density
Ranked 230th
2,756
0.04/km²
Currency Norwegian krone
Time zone
 - in summer
CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
National anthem Ja, vi elsker dette landet
Internet TLD .no (.sj allocated but not used [1])
Calling Code 47

Svalbard is the name of a group of islands, or archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean. It is about halfway between Norway and the North Pole. The islands are a part of Norway.

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