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Capital:
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Longyearbyen
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Country name:
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen)
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Dependency status:
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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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Government type:
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NA
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Independence:
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none (territory of Norway)
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National holiday:
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NA
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Legal system:
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NA
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Executive branch:
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chief of state: King HARALD V of Norway (since 17 January 1991)
head of government: Governor Odd Olsen INGEROE (since NA) and Assistant Governor Rune Baard HANSEN (since NA)
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:
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none
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Flag description:
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the flag of norway is used
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