<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Svalbard<nl>Government</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Names:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional long form:</hi> none
<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional short form:</hi> Svalbard
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<item><hi format=bold>Digraph:</hi> SV
<item><hi format=bold>Type:</hi> territory of Norway administered by the Ministry of Industry, Oslo, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was given to Norway
<item><hi format=bold>Capital:</hi> Longyearbyen
<item><hi format=bold>Independence:</hi> none (territory of Norway)
<item><hi format=bold>National holiday:</hi> NA
<item><hi format=bold>Legal system:</hi> NA
<item><hi format=bold>Executive branch:</hi>
<item><hi format=bold>Chief of State:</hi> King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991)
<item><hi format=bold>Head of Government:</hi> Governor Odd BLOMDAL (since NA); Assistant Governor Jan-Atle HANSEN (since NA September 1993)
<item><hi format=bold>Member of:</hi> none
<item><hi format=bold>Flag:</hi> the flag of Norway is used