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 | SVALBARD and other DEPENDENCIES[Spitsbergen] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Svalbard |
| country code ISO: SJ //; - FIPS: SV |
| location: Greenland Sea (part of North Atlantic Ocean) |
| time zone: +1 UT* {except for Jan Mayen: -1 UT*} [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 62594 sq.km / 24168 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 81° N / South: 74° N / East: 35° E / West: 10° E |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: cold arctic |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet [dependency since 1925-08-24] |
| type of government: dependent territory of Norway |
| capital: Longyearbyen |
| administrative division: none, or unknwon |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census: unknown, no real census has been taken |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear latest estimate: (2000) 2,416 ; note: population is varying seasonally |
| population density: 0,04 per sq.km = 0.015 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 0% //; - doubling time: not applicable, exceeds 100 years |
| birth rate: ? per 1000 |
| death rate: ? per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 0 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): ? per 1000 |
| life expectancy: years (male: ; female: ) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: % //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years: % |
| urbanisation: 0% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Norwegian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish |
| languages: Norwegian, Russian |
| religious affiliation: Lutheran, Russian-Orthodox |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 99% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Norwegian currency |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD per capita |
| import: USD per capita //; - export: USD per capita |
| trade: USD per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: NO RU |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: ?% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: ca 1,000 |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 0% //; - grass land: <1% //; - wooded area: 0% //; - arid land and desert: ca 98% |
| agriculture: labour force: 0% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 0% |
| agricultural products: none |
| livestock: none |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: % //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: some activity in telecommunication sector |
| mining products: coal ; [natural gas and oil deposits have been discovered, but they are not for commercial use] |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: % //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: ? km //; - of which paved: -% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: ? per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: ? per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: ? per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: ? per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: ? per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: [on Jan Mayen] Haakon VII Topp (formerly: Beerenberg) 2277 m |
| mountains [on Spitsbergen]: Newtontoppen 1713 m, Perriertoppen 1712, Eidsvollfjellet (Dovrefjell) 1454, Hornsundtind 1431 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: none, or unknown // canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: see the file of the administrative dision |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the islands
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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