| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Norwegian, Russian |
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| Currency: |
Norwegian kroner (NOK) €1 = kr0.00, $1 = kr8.33, £1 = kr11.08 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .sj | International Dialling Code: 47790 |
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For help planning your trip to Svalbard including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Svalbard trip planning page.
Further information on Svalbard
Discover more about Svalbard - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 62,045 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 3,587 km (Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Highest mountain: Newtontoppen (1,717m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Svalbard from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | No Data | - |
 | Democracy Index | No Data | - |
 | Economic Freedom | No Data | - |
 | Press Freedom | No Data | - |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No Data | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - |
| Overall Ranking: | - | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Territory of Norway
Population: 1,872 Density: 0.03 people/sq km
Ethnic groups: Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and Ukrainian 44.3%, other 0.3% (1998)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook.