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Spitsbergen: A Norwegian island with a Russian flavor

Published: 04 May, 2009, 11:19


Officially under Norwegian jurisdiction, the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Circle has a particular status for Russia, as it has the right to carry out business on the archipelago.

 
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