government of svalbard

Name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen) Data code: SV Dependency status: 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 Government type: NA Capital: Longyearbyen Independence: none (territory of Norway) National holiday: NA Legal system: NA Executive branch:
chief of state: King Harald V of Norway (since 17 January 1991)
head of government: Governor Morten RUUD (since NA November 1998) and Assistant Governor Rune Baard HANSEN (since NA 1996)
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor and assistant governor responsible to the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice International organization participation: none Flag description: the flag of Norway is used Images: http://www.spitsbergen.cjb.net and http://www.svalbard-images.com/

See also : Svalbard

External links

Governor's office

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