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List All Cities Svalbard Listing cities Svalbard database :
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Description Svalbard by rbd.me
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First discovered by the Norwegians in the 12th century, the islands served as an international whaling base during the 17th and 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty was recognized in 1920; five years later it officially took over the territory.
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Location
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Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than West Virginia
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Natural resources Svalbard
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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
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Population Svalbard
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2,067 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions Svalbard
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Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and Ukrainian 44.3%, other 0.3% (1998)
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Languages
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Norwegian, Russian
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Education Svalbard expenditures
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NA
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Government Svalbard type
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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
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Independence
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none (territory of Norway)
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Svalbard Economy - overview
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Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - 6.3988 (2009), 5.6361 (2008), 5.86 (2007), 6.418 (2006), 6.445 (2005)
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Investment Svalbard
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Svalbard is a territory of Norway, demilitarized by treaty on 9 February 1920; Norwegian military activity is limited to fisheries surveillance by the Norwegian Coast Guard
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