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 | | By the terms of the Svalbard Treaty of February 9, 1920, international diplomacy recognized Norwegian sovereignty and designated the area as demilitarized. |
 | | An appointed Norwegian governor, the sysselmann, based in the town of Longyearbyen, administers the territory. |
 | | The official language of Svalbard is Norwegian, although Russian is used in the Russian settlements. |
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