Svalbard

The Svalbard, or the Republic of Svalbard (Svalbard Republikken in norwegian) is a country in the north of Europe.

History
The country was founded in the XVI-XVII century step by steo by norwegians settlers, who discovered the isle in 1596.

It's at first a kingdom, and it become a republic in the 1979, at the death of the last king.

Geography
The archipelago contain three main islands : Spitzberg (where there is the capital), Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya.