Natural resources: coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife,
fish
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 100% (no trees and the only bushes are crowberry and
cloudberry)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: ice floes often block up the entrance to Bellsund (a
transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make
parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic
international agreements: NA
Note: northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; consists of nine
main islands; glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total area
@Svalbard:People
Population: 2,914 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Population growth rate: -3.5% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population