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Svalbard
The small population is primarily concentrated on the island of Spitsbergen in a handful of settlements on the south side of the Isfjorden, with Longyearbyen being the largest. Location: Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway Population: 2,926 (2021) |
Ethnic Groups:
Norwegian 61.1%, foreign population 38.9% (consists primarily of Russians, Thais, Swedes, Filipinos, and Ukrainians) (2021 est.)
Note: Foreigners account for almost one third of the population of the Norwegian settlements, Longyearbyen and Ny-Alesund (where the majority of Svalbard's resident population lives), as of mid-2021
Languages:
Norwegian, Russian
Norwegian 61.1%, foreign population 38.9% (consists primarily of Russians, Thais, Swedes, Filipinos, and Ukrainians) (2021 est.)
Note: Foreigners account for almost one third of the population of the Norwegian settlements, Longyearbyen and Ny-Alesund (where the majority of Svalbard's resident population lives), as of mid-2021
Languages:
Norwegian, Russian
Declaration Prayer:
Father, I thank You that You love every person in the world and You are not willing that even one should perish. So I want to share in Your heart to see every person come home by declaring Your unconditional love for Svalbard today.
Father, I ask that Your Kingdom would come and Your will would be done in Svalbard and I pray that every person who lives there, would encounter a fresh revelation of Your amazing love for them in Christ today.
In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Father, I thank You that You love every person in the world and You are not willing that even one should perish. So I want to share in Your heart to see every person come home by declaring Your unconditional love for Svalbard today.
Father, I ask that Your Kingdom would come and Your will would be done in Svalbard and I pray that every person who lives there, would encounter a fresh revelation of Your amazing love for them in Christ today.
In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Copyright Notice:
Country information and map courtesy of The CIA World Factbook For more detailed information, visit:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/svalbard/
Country information and map courtesy of The CIA World Factbook For more detailed information, visit:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/svalbard/