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Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago)

8/15 sections11 sources

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Indicator	Value
Official name	No authoritative open source found
Government type	non-self-governing territory of NorwayCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Capital	LongyearbyenGeoNames [2024]
Head of state	No authoritative open source found
Total area	No authoritative open source found
Total population	No authoritative open source found
Languages	Norwegian, RussianCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
GDP (nominal)	No authoritative open source found
GDP per capita	No authoritative open source found
Life expectancy	No authoritative open source found

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Section metadata

Data year2026

EditionDatabook 2026

Coverage12/21

LicenseCC-BY

Datasets on this page

ISO 3166
iso_country_codes
Edition: 2024
GeoNames
geonames
Edition: 2024
CIA World Factbook
cia_factbook
Edition: 2025
ISO 4217 Currency Codes
iso_4217_currencies
Edition: 2026

About this data

Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago) on Databook spans 8 of 15 reference sections drawing on 11 open datasets including CIA World Factbook, EU Dual-Use, EU Military List. Each indicator shows its source and year side by side, with multiple authorities reconciled — no editorial judgement.