Travel Information for Svalbard
Time zone:GMT +1 (Central European time) Daylight savings:    None
Main languages:Norwegian, Russian
Currency: Norwegian kroner (NOK)

1 = kr0.00, $1 = kr8.33, £1 = kr11.08

(rates as of Sep 2016)

Internet Domain:.sjInternational Dialling Code:    47790

For help planning your trip to Svalbard including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Svalbard trip planning page.



Further information on Svalbard

Discover more about Svalbard - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.

Geography & Natural Features

Map of svalbard

Total area: 62,045 sq km (0 sq km under water)

Coastline: 3,587 km (Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea)

Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders

Highest mountain: Newtontoppen (1,717m)

Freedom & Rights

Summary status and rankings for Svalbard from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.

IndexStatusRank
Freedom in the WorldNo Data -
Democracy IndexNo Data -
Economic FreedomNo Data -
Press FreedomNo Data -
ILGA LGBT rightsNo Data -
Corruption PerceptionsNo Data -
Overall Ranking:    -

Other Data & Links

Status: Territory of Norway

Population: 1,872     Density: 0.03 people/sq km

Ethnic groups: Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and Ukrainian 44.3%, other 0.3% (1998)

Information derived from the CIA World Factbook.