| Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen) |
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| Government type | NA |
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| Capital | name: Longyearbyen
geographic coordinates: 78 13 N, 15 33 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Independence | none (territory of Norway) |
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| Legal system | NA |
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| Executive branch | chief of state: King HARALD V of Norway (since 17 January 1991)
head of government: Governor Per SEFLAND (since 1 October 2005); Assistant Governor Rune Baard HANSEN (since 2003)
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor and assistant governor responsible to the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice |
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International organization
participation | none |
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| Flag description | the flag of Norway is used |
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