Name:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen)
Data code:
SV
Dependency status:
territory of Norway; administered by the Ministry of Industry, Oslo, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was given to Norway
Government type:
NA
Capital:
Longyearbyen
Independence:
none (territory of Norway)
National holiday:
NA
Legal system:
NA
Executive branch:
chief of state:
King Harald V of Norway (since 17 January 1991)
head of government:
Governor Morten RUUD (since NA November 1998) and Assistant Governor Rune Baard HANSEN (since NA 1996)
elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; governor and assistant governor responsible to the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice
International organization participation:
none
Flag description:
the flag of Norway is used
Images:
http://www.spitsbergen.cjb.net and http://www.svalbard-images.com/
- See also : Svalbard
External links
Governor's office
