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Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Territory in Europe

CountryScope

State

Official name
Svalbard og Jan Mayen
Local name
Svalbard og Jan Mayen
Capital
Longyearbyen
Region
Europe
Form of government
Dependent territory
UN member
No

Key figures

Area
-1 km²

Practical information

Languages
Norwegian
Currency
Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Time zones
UTC+1
Calling code
+4779
Driving side
Right

Territory

Sea access
Has a coastline
Coastline, km
3,587
Neighbours
None

Elevation

Highest point
Newtontoppen, 1,717 m
Lowest point
Arctic Ocean, 0 m

Climate

Average temperature in the capital, °C
-6
Warmest month in the capital
July, 4°C
Coldest month in the capital
March, -14°C

Internet and communications

Internet domain
.sj

Data: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0), mledoze/countries (ODbL 1.0), Unicode CLDR; borders: Natural Earth. The year next to a figure is the year of the data.

Source: CountryScope (https://countryscope.org/en/country/svalbard-and-jan-mayen), based on World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved October 25, 2026.