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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen)
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| 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
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| Independence: |
none (territory of Norway)
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| 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 Odd Redar HUMLEGAARD (since NA)
elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; governor and assistant governor responsible to the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice
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| International organization participation: |
none
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| Flag description: |
the flag of Norway is used
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