🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard og Jan Mayen
Territory and Sovereignty
Region: Europe
Basic Information
Capital: Longyearbyen
Population: 2,530
Area: 77,950 km²
Subregion: Northern Europe
Currencies: krone (kr)
Languages: Norwegian
About territory
Svalbard and Jan Mayen are Norwegian territories located in the Arctic Ocean, often grouped for statistical purposes. Svalbard, an archipelago, operates under the special status granted by the Svalbard Treaty, while Jan Mayen is a remote island administered by the County Governor of Nordland. Despite their distance – approximately 1070 km apart – they share a common ISO code. The territories are unique in that they are not allocated to any Norwegian county. The economy is primarily based on research, tourism, and limited coal mining.
Codes & Identifiers
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
SJ
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
SJM
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