Dependencies of Norway
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Dependency
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Dependencies of Norway
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| Largest settlements | None (several active research stations) |
| Languages | Norwegian |
| Demonym | Norwegian |
| Dependencies |
3 Dependencies
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| Leaders | |
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• Monarch
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Harald V |
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• Administrators
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Ministry of Justice and Public Security |
| Area | |
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• Total
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2,700,203 km2 (1,042,554 sq mi) |
| Population | |
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• Estimate
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Around 40 scientists |
| Currency | Norwegian krone |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
Norway has three dependent territories (Norwegian: biland), all uninhabited and located in the Southern Hemisphere. Bouvetøya is a Subantarctic island in the South Atlantic Ocean.Queen Maud Land is a sector of Antarctica which spans between 20° west and 45° east.Peter I Island is a volcanic island located 450 kilometres (280 mi) off the coast of Ellsworth Land of continental Antarctica.
Both Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land are south of 60°S and are thus part of the Antarctic Treaty System. While the treaty states that the claims are not affected by the treaty, only the other countries with claims recognize Norwegian sovereignty on the island. The dependencies are administered by the Polar Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security in Oslo, Norway's capital. Norwegian criminal law, private law and procedural law applies to the dependencies, in addition to other laws that explicitly state they are valid on the island.
Norway also has two unincorporated areas which are part of Norway, not dependencies, Jan Mayen and Svalbard.
The dependency status entails that the island is not part of the Kingdom of Norway, but is still under Norwegian sovereignty. Specifically, this implies that the island can be ceded without violating the first article of the Constitution of Norway. Norwegian administration of the island is handled by the Polar Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice and the Police, located in Oslo.
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