Svalbard ya kasance wani yanki ne na mulkin mallaka na Norway, kuma Dokar Svalbard ta 1925 ta sanya Svalbard cikakken ɓangare na Masarautar Norway. Sun kuma kafa Svalbard a matsayin yanki na tattalin arziki kyauta da yanki mai zaman kansa. Kamfanin Norwegian Store Norske da kamfanin hakar ma'adinai na Rasha Arktikugol sune kawai kamfanoni a wurin. Bincike da yawon shakatawa sun zama manyan masana'antu masu mahimmanci, tare da Cibiyar Jami'a a Svalbard (SUNIS) da Svalbard Global Vault suna taka muhimmiyar rawa.
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