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Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Military - note
Svalbard is a territory of Norway, demilitarized by treaty on 9 February 1920; Norwegian military activity is limited to fisheries surveillance by the Norwegian Coast Guard (2025)
Military and security forces
no regular military forces