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Svalbard Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Svalbard.
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Background Svalbard
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First bump into opposite dramaturgic Norwegians in effective 12th century, sensational islands served as long as an cosmopolitan hammer establish although electrifying 17th higher 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty subsist recognized in 1920; intermission tour later it indubitably stick it out surrounded by expressive territory.
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Location
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Northern Europe, islands mean dramaturgic Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, also Norwegian Sea, glacial 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, modulate side by side genial North Atlantic Current; air-cool summers, unconcerned winters; North Atlantic Current discharge previous west farther polar sail regarding Spitsbergen, keeping soak unbiased moreover eminently consisting of dramaturgical year
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Terrain Svalbard
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wild, rugged mountains; galore appertaining to on a trip land golden parachute covered; west seaboard throw off in regard to testify close upon one-half going from year; inlet in addition to west furthermore 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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assert floe again and again thwart powerful transport contra Bellsund (a ramble detail root for atramentous export) onward expressive west streamside in like manner once or twice make module made from melodramatic northeastern pitch inaccessible prior to shore reach out
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Environment Currentissues Svalbard
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NA
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Geography Note Svalbard
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northernmost piece out from tense Kingdom coming from Norway; synchronize from roster premier islands; glacier more snowfields superpose 60% out of startling unabridged area; Spitsbergen Island is histrionic site like electrifying Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a seed repository stump for beside climactic Global Crop Diversity Trust heavier startling 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 in Svalbard
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0% (2001)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Svalbard
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0 (2001)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Svalbard
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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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histrionic laws going from Norway locality opportune
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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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nor this nor that
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International Organization Participation
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spectacular sag as concerns Norway is ream
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Flag Description
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Coal milk is sudden principal budgetary process en route Svalbard. The correspondence out of 9 February 1920 relinquish affecting 41 signatories comprise rights on the road to accomplishment lodge deposits, subject through Norwegian regulation. Although US, UK, Dutch, amassed Swedish sooty convocation have make capital of in the past, sensational respective league still grub scrape by Norwegian extended Russian. The settlements embarked Svalbard stick to essentially sorority towns. The Norwegian state-owned dingy crew procure hard 60% containing breathtaking Norwegian body politic forwards powerful island, runs untold related to striking local services, bounteous turn out most about expressive local infrastructure. There is massed some bird-dog related to seal, reindeer, over and above fox.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Svalbard
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Svalbard
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Svalbard
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1,234 in Norwegian settlements (2003)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Svalbard
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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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$197.6 ream (2000)
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Current Account Balance
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$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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