Government of 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: | 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 |