Svalbard
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Svalbard (Norse pronunciation: [ˈsʋɑlbɑɖ]) is an archipelago in the Airctic, constitutin the northrenmaist pairt o Norawa. It is locatit aboot 400 mile north o mainland Europe, midwey atween mainland Norawa an the Nor' Powl.
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Svalbard | |
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Location o Svalbard (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey) | |
Status | Unincorporatit aurie o Norawa |
Admeenistrative centre and largest city | Longyearbyen |
Ethnic groups | |
Sovereign state | Kinrick o Norawa |
Leaders | |
• Govrenor | Kjerstin Askholt (2015–) |
Aurie | |
• Total | 61,022 km2 (23,561 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2016[2] estimate | 2,667 |
• Density | 0.044/km2 (0.1/sq mi) (248t) |
Currency | Norse krone (NOK) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Cawin code | +47 |
Internet TLD | .no a |
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