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Svalbard
sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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NA |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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NA |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: probably adequate
domestic: local telephone service international: satellite earth station - 1 of unknown type (for communication with Norwegian mainland only) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 1 (plus 2 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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NA |
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Television broadcast stations:
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NA |
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Televisions:
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NA |
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Internet country code:
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.sj |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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13 (Svalbard and Jan Mayen) (2000) |
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Internet users:
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NA |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: NA km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Barentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden |
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Merchant marine:
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none (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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4 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1523 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military - note:
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demilitarized by treaty (9 February 1920) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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despite recent discussions, Russia and Norway dispute their maritime limits in the Barents Sea and Russia's fishing rights beyond Svalbard's territorial limits within the Svalbard Treaty zone |