Time Difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate:
arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year
Travel Currency:
Norwegian krone (NOK)
Languages:
Norwegian, Russian
Ethnic Groups:
Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and Ukrainian 44.3%, other 0.3%
Geographic Coordinates:
78 00 N, 20 00 E
Location:
Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
Airports:
1