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Svalbard Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 2   Population 2000 (UN '000) --
Area (km2) 60,543   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 246
Number of Administrative Units 1   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 2
Number of Urban Extents 0   Number of Settlement Points 1

Svalbard Details

Names
ISO3-Code SJM
Continent Europe
Country Name Svalbard
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 0.0
Number of Units 1
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 2
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2003
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 4
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 3
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 2
UN Population, 1990 ('000) --
UN Population, 1995 ('000) --
UN Population, 2000 ('000) --
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 60,543
Average Input Resolution (km) 246
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 1
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,741
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,741
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 1,741
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 0
Largest Urban Extent (km2) --
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) --
Mean Urban Extent (km2) --
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) --
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) --
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) --
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) --
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) --
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) --
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) --
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) --
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 0
Regression-estimated Extents 1
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
1990, 1995 and 2000 population values are Norway Statistics estimates from the Population Statistics, Statistics Norway and District Governor of Svalbard, http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/00/20/nos_svalbard_en/nos_d253_en/tab/t-45.html
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Digital Chart of the World (DCW).
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
World Gazetteer, www.gazetteer.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
World Gazetteer
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
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Administrative Population Edits and Notes:
A population growth rate was calculated between 1995 (from Norway Stats) and 2003 (from CIA World Factbook) to extrapolate to target years.
Administrative Spatial Edits and Notes:
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