Dependency status: territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920), sovereignty was awarded to Norway
Definition: This entry describes the formal relationship between a particular nonindependent entity and an independent state.
Source: CIA World Factbook - This page was last updated on Saturday, September 18, 2021
