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 HARALD V (since 17 January 1991); Head of Government--Governor Leif ELDRING (since NA)

Member of: none

Flag: the flag of Norway is used

NOTE: The information regarding Svalbard on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Svalbard Government 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Svalbard Government 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.