Svalbard: Government

Government

Svalbard

Country name:	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen)
Dependency status:	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was awarded to Norway
Government type:	NA
Capital:	Longyearbyen
Independence:	none (territory of Norway)
National holiday:	NA
Legal system:	NA
Executive branch:	chief of state: King HARALD V of Norway (since 17 January 1991) head of government: Governor Morten RUUD (since NA November 1998) and Assistant Governor Odd Redar HUMLEGAARD (since NA) 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