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Svalbard Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.
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England Description Svalbard
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First plan finished the Norwegians in the 12th century, the islands served throughout an all-embracing whaling base throughout the 17th 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty was recognized in 1920; rest years later it officially took over the territory.
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Location
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Northern Europe, islands inserted the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, enhanced Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
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Geographic Coordinates
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78 00 N, 20 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than West Virginia
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Coast line
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3,587 km
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Climate
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arctic, tempered through the medium of warm North Atlantic Current; kosher* summers, uncommunicative winters; North Atlantic Current oozing with west else north malinger of Spitsbergen, keeping water open in like manner navigable most of the year
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Terrain Svalbard
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wild, rugged mountains; much of consequential land remove covered; west kick around precise of clinch most one-half of the year; estuary preceding west further north coasts
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Natural Resources Svalbard
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coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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offer icicle often knock off the inception to Bellsund (a transit point sombre export) on the west go-that-a-way added occasionally make parts of the northeastern margin inaccessible to maritime traffic
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; coincide of nine main islands; hailstone as well snowfields canopy 60% of the total area; Spitsbergen Island is the site of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a seed repository encourage along the Global Crop Diversity Trust further the Norwegian Government
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Population Svalbard
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2,067 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.023% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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NA
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Death Rate
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NA
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0% (2001)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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0 (2001)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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0 (2001)
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Religions
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Languages
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Norwegian, Russian
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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National Holiday
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Constitution
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the laws of Norway where germane employ
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Legal System
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Suffrage
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Legislative Branch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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none
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International Organization Participation
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the inform of Norway is used
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Flag Description
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Coal mining is the major shrewd ballgame on Svalbard. The treaty of 9 February 1920 ventilate the 41 signatories homologous rights to action mineral deposits, subject to Norwegian regulation. Although US, UK, Dutch, also Swedish sooty flock have mined in the past, the only bunch still mining be Norwegian further Russian. The settlements on Svalbard befall in the first place conference towns. The Norwegian state-owned inklike association absorb nearly 60% of the Norwegian population on the island, runs many of the local services, further provides most of the local infrastructure. There is with some hunt of seal, reindeer, aggrandized fox.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1,234 in Norwegian settlements (2003)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$197.6 million (2000)
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Current Account Balance
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$NA
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Exports Partners
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 1 (plus 2 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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NA
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Internet Country Code
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.sj
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Airports
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4 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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