ISO 3166-2:SJ

Svalbard and Jan Mayen constitute two outlying areas of Norway. Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands ranges from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude.{{cite news |title=Svalbard |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |url=http://www.npolar.no/en/the-arctic/svalbard/index.html |access-date=4 March 2012 |archive-date=19 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219235338/http://www.npolar.no/en/the-arctic/svalbard/index.html |url-status=dead }} The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty,{{cite news |title=Svalbard Treaty |publisher=Governor of Svalbard |url=http://www.sysselmannen.no/hovedEnkel.aspx?m=45301 |access-date=4 March 2012 |archive-date=6 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506084337/http://www.sysselmannen.no/hovedEnkel.aspx?m=45301 |url-status=dead }} and the 1925 Svalbard Act established administration by the appointed Governor of Svalbard.{{cite book |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/jd/Documents-and-publications/Reports-to-the-Storting-White-Papers/Reports-to-the-Storting/19992000/report-no-9-to-the-storting-/5-The-administration-of-Svalbard.html?id=456897 |title=Report No. 9 to the Storting (1999-2000): Svalbard |publisher=Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police |chapter=5 The administration of Svalbard |date=29 October 1999 |access-date=4 March 2012 |archive-date=18 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718092450/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/jd/documents-and-publications/reports-to-the-storting-white-papers/reports-to-the-storting/19992000/report-no-9-to-the-storting-/5-The-administration-of-Svalbard.html?id=456897 |url-status=live }} Jan Mayen is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean located at the border of the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea. Since 1994, the island has been administered by the county governor of Nordland, with some authority delegated to the station commander.{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jan-mayen/ |title=Jan Mayen |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |work=World Fact Book |access-date=4 March 2012 }}

Allocation of codes for Svalbard and Jan Mayen occurs under Norway's entry in ISO 3166-2, ISO 3166-2:NO. By virtue of the collective ISO 3166-1 code {{mono|SJ}}, Svalbard and Jan Mayen were grouped together and allocated the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) .sj.{{cite web |url=https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/sj.html |title=Delegation Record for .SJ |publisher=Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |date=13 November 2009 |access-date=4 March 2012 |archive-date=12 August 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100812043000/http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/sj.html |url-status=live }} As with Bouvet Island's TLD .bv, policy prohibits any registration with the .sj domain, forcing institutions connected to Svalbard to use Norway's domain .no.{{cite web |url=http://www.norid.no/omnorid/bv-sj.en.html |title=The .bv and .sj top level domains |publisher=Norid |date=3 August 2010 |access-date=4 March 2012 |archive-date=28 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228174442/http://www.norid.no/omnorid/bv-sj.en.html |url-status=dead }}

There are currently no subdivisions assigned codes in ISO 3166-2:SJ. Svalbard and Jan Mayen are however given separate codes in Norway's ISO 3166-2 entry, ISO 3166-2:NO.

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