Svalbard Government 1996

Names:

conventional long form:

none

conventional short form:

Svalbard

Digraph:

Type:

territory of Norway administered by the Ministry of Industry, Oslo, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was given to Norway

Capital:

Longyearbyen

Independence:

none (territory of Norway)

National holiday:

Legal system:

Executive branch:

Chief of State:

King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991)

Head of Government:

Governor Odd BLOMDAL (since NA); Assistant Governor Jan-Atle HANSEN (since NA September 1993)

Member of:

none

Flag:

the flag of Norway is used

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