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Svalbard Travel Guide

People of Svalbard

Population

2,165

Age Distribution

0-14 years (Norway)

446,146 (Male), 426,166 (Females)

15-64 years (Norway)

1,559,750 (Male), 1,516,217 (Females)

65 years and over (Norway)

297,175 (Male), 399,003 (Females)

Population Growth Rate

0%

Ethnic Groups

Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and Ukrainian 44.3%, other 0.3% (1998).

Religions

Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004) (Norway figures)

Languages

Norwegian, Russian

Life Expectancy

Total

79.81

Among Males

77.16

Among Females

82.60

Nationality

Noun

Norwegian(s)

Adjective

Norwegian

Literacy Rates

Definition

age 15 and over can read and write

Total

100%

Among Males

100%

Among Females

100%

People of Svalbard
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Why Travel to Svalbard?

  • See Polar Bears in the wild, in lands where the bear population outnumbers humans.
  • Enjoy an expedition cruise along Svalbard’s dramatic coastline, experiencing fjords, islands and glaciers along the way.
  • Discover Svalbard in winter, where the sun will not rise for months on end, then join the celebrations of the first dawn of the year.
  • Snowmobile and ski over the frozen Arctic wastes for and see a land filled rich in Heritage.
  • Visit Svalbard’s capital, Longyearbyen, the world’s most northerly Post Office at Ny Alesund and the extreme Russian mining outpost of Barentsburg.