CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search "Spitzbergen" redirects here. For the specific island, see Spitsbergen . For other uses, see Svalbard (disambiguation) . Svalbard Flag of Norway Location of Svalbard ( dark green ) – in Europe ( green & dark grey ) – in Norway ( green ) Status Unincorporated area Administrative centre and largest settlement Longyearbyen Official languages Norwegian Bokmål Ethnic groups 72% Norwegian 16% Russian / Ukrainian 12% others Sovereign state Kingdom of Norway Leaders • Governor Kjerstin Askholt (2015–) Area • Total 61,022 km 2 23,561 sq mi Population • 2012 [1] estimate 2,642 Currency Norwegian krone ( NOK ) Time zone CET ( UTC +1) • Summer ( DST ) CEST ( UTC +2) Calling code +47 Internet T...