Long-form name: none

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

Leaders: Chief of State--King OLAV V (since 21 September 1957); Head of Government Governor Leif ELDRING (since NA)

Flag: the flag of Norway is used

NOTE: The information regarding Svalbard on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Svalbard Government 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Svalbard Government 1990 should be addressed to the CIA.