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Area Svalbard, in 35 editions.
The entry for Svalbard published Area in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Area in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Total area” (1990 to 1992), “Land area” (1992) and “Area” (1993 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Total area”
- 62,049 km2;
- land area: 62,049 km2;
- includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
62,049 km2; land area: 62,049 km2; includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
Published as “Total area”
62,049 km2
Published as “Land area”
62,049 km2; includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
62,049 km2; land area: km2
62,049 km2; includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
- total area:
- 62,049 km2
- land area:
- 62,049 km2
- comparative area:
- slightly smaller than West Virginia
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total area:
62,049 km2
land area:
62,049 km2; km2
comparative area:
slightly smaller than West Virginia
note:
includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
The entry for Svalbard did not include Area.
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
- total area:
- 62,049 sq km
- land area:
- 62,049 sq km
- comparative area:
- slightly smaller than West Virginia
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total area:km2 sq km
land area:km2 sq km
comparative area:
note:
- total:
- 62,049 sq km
- land:
- 62,049 sq km
- water :
- 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total area: total: 62,049 sq kmland area: land: 62,049 sq kmcomparative area: slightly smaller than West Virginia water : 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- total:
- 62,049 sq km
- land:
- 62,049 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total: 62,049 sq km
land: 62,049 sq kmwater : water: 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
- total:
- 62,049 sq km land: 62,049 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total: 62,049 sq km
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- total:
- 62,049 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
- water:
- 0 sq km
- land:
- 62,049 sq km
total: 62,049 sq km land: 62,049 sq km water: 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
water: 0 sq km
land: 62,049 sq km
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
- total:
- 62,049 sq km
- land:
- 62,049 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total: 62,049 sq km
land: 62,049 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
water: 0 sq km
land: 62,049 sq km
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- total:
- 61,020 sq km
- land:
- 61,020 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total: 62,049 61,020 sq km
land: 62,049 61,020 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 62,045 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 124
- land:
- 62,045 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total: 61,020
62,045 sq km
country comparison to the world:
124
land: 61,020
62,045 sq km
water:
0 sq km
note:
includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- total:
- 62,045 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 125
- land:
- 62,045 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total:
62,045 sq km
country comparison to the world:124 125
land:
62,045 sq km
water:
0 sq km
note:
includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 62,045 sq km
- land:
- 62,045 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
country comparison to the world: 125
total:country comparison to the world:land:
125
water:
note:
country comparison to the world: 125
- total:
- 62,045 sq km
- land:
- 62,045 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
country comparison to the world: 126
total: 62,045 sq km
land: 62,045 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
country comparison to the world: 125 126
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
- total:
- 62,045 sq km
- land:
- 62,045 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total: 62,045 sq km
land: 62,045 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
country comparison to the world: 126
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total :
- 62,045 sq km
- land:
- 62,045 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
total: total : 62,045 sq km
land: 62,045 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Svalbard: Area.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/svalbard/area.