The Government of Svalbard

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The Government of Svalbard

Government

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Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen)

Government type: NA

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

Administrative divisions:

Independence: none (territory of Norway)

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Legal system: the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply

Suffrage:

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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Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: none

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Flag description: the flag of Norway is used

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