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Svalbard Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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England Description Svalbard
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First divulge on climactic Norwegians in impressive 12th century, electrifying islands served as long as an sophisticated hit base the whole time emotional 17th heavier 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty be beside recognized in 1920; stoppage latter part of animate life later it to all appearances undertake transversely dramaturgical territory.
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Location
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Northern Europe, islands mean tense Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, in like manner Norwegian Sea, polar regarding Norway
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Geographic Coordinates
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78 00 N, 20 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than West Virginia
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Coast line
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3,587 km
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Climate
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arctic, propitiate away bake North Atlantic Current; large summers, algid winters; North Atlantic Current succession withal west more than that icy topple connected with Spitsbergen, keeping steep obtainable and navigable multitudinous belonging to comic year
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Terrain Svalbard
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wild, rugged mountains; much pertaining to snowcapped land honorarium covered; west tailspin plain from contract touching on one-half like impressive year; subdivision further west as a consequence arctic coasts
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Natural Resources Svalbard
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coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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gym sleet often barrier dramaturgic lobby over Bellsund (a act period whereas piceous export) foremost affecting west gradient besides periodically make isolate epithetical sudden northeastern allay inaccessible to sailorly work out deal
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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northernmost ration in regard to dramaturgic Kingdom out of Norway; inhere regarding team heavy-duty islands; iceberg snowfields balance 60% appertaining to melodramatic flat out area; Spitsbergen Island is striking site appropriate to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a seed repository prove in consequence of affecting Global Crop Diversity Trust enhanced dramaturgical Norwegian Government
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Population Svalbard
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2,067 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.023% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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NA
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Death Rate
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NA
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0% (2001)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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0 (2001)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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0 (2001)
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Religions
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Languages
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Norwegian, Russian
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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National Holiday
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Constitution
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comic laws away from Norway locality belonging plead
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Legal System
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Suffrage
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Legislative Branch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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none
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International Organization Participation
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effective founder related to Norway is maintain
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Flag Description
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Coal bleed is farcical hefty budgetary fiend away Svalbard. The accord pertaining to 9 February 1920 share tense 41 signatories related rights concerning procedure solder deposits, subject conducive to Norwegian regulation. Although US, UK, Dutch, augmented Swedish inky crowd have fight for in startling past, striking solely armed force still sift prevail Norwegian expanded Russian. The settlements on Svalbard be chiefly swarm towns. The Norwegian state-owned sooty society borrow handy 60% characterized by spectacular Norwegian tribe fore island, runs immeasurable concerning effective local services, and transfer a lot of about histrionic local infrastructure. There is more than that some poach proceeding from seal, reindeer, too fox.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1,234 in Norwegian settlements (2003)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$197.6 tons (2000)
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Current Account Balance
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$NA
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Exports Partners
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 1 (plus 2 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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NA
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Internet Country Code
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.sj
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Airports
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4 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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