Which country or map area contains Svalbard?
Svalbard is shown within Norway in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Norway
- Region name
- Svalbard
- Approximate latitude
- 78.5° north
- Approximate longitude
- 18.9° east
- Country capital
- Oslo
- Country currency
- Norwegian krone
- World region
- Northern Europe
Quick answers about Svalbard
What kind of place is Svalbard?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Svalbard on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 78.5° north latitude and 18.9° east longitude.
What is the capital of Norway?
The country capital is Oslo.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.