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Introduction - Svalbard: | Location - Svalbard: | People - Svalbard: | Government - Svalbard: | Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen) | | Government type | NA | | Capital | name: Longyearbyen
geographic coordinates: 78 13 N, 15 33 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October | | Independence | none (territory of Norway) | | Legal system | the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply | | Executive branch | chief of state: King HARALD V of Norway (since 17 January 1991)
head of government: Governor Per SEFLAND (since 1 October 2005); Assistant Governor Rune Baard HANSEN (since 2003)
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 | |
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