Europe · Northern Europe
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Capital
- Longyearbyen
- Currency
- NOK
- Norwegian Krone
- Local time
- Central European Summer TimeUTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +47
- Driving
- On the right
Facts
Svalbard and Jan Mayen in figures
- Capital
- Longyearbyen
- Currency
- Norwegian Krone NOKToday's indicative rate: NOK 1 ≈ USD 0.105Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: Norwegian BokmålSpoken: Norwegian and Russian
- Time zones
- Central European Summer TimeUTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +47
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Not recorded in Wikidata
- Emergency numbers
- Not recorded in Wikidata
- Population
- 2,550 (GeoNames, no reference year)
- Area
- 62,049 km²
- Internet domain
- .sj
- Land borders
- None: an island or a coastal territory with no land border recorded
When to go
Climate across Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Cities
Cities in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
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