ISO 3166-2:SJ is the entry forSvalbard and Jan Mayen inISO 3166-2, part of theISO 3166 standard published by theInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO). The standard defines codes for names of principalsubdivisions of all countries coded inISO 3166-1. Svalbard and Jan Mayen does not exist as an administrative region, but rather consists of two separate parts ofNorway under separate jurisdictions—Svalbard andJan Mayen. Further subdivision for Svalbard and Jan Mayen occurs under Norway's entry,ISO 3166-2:NO, namelyNO-21 for Svalbard andNO-22 for Jan Mayen. There are currently no ISO 3166-2 codes for Svalbard and Jan Mayen.[1]
Svalbard and Jan Mayen constitute two outlying areas of Norway. Svalbard is an archipelago in theArctic about midway between mainland Norway and theNorth Pole. The group of islands ranges from74° to81° north latitude, and from10° to35° east longitude.[2] TheSvalbard Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty,[3] and the 1925Svalbard Act established administration by the appointedGovernor of Svalbard.[4] Jan Mayen is avolcanic island in theArctic Ocean located at the border of theNorwegian Sea and theGreenland Sea. Since 1994, the island has been administered by thecounty governor of Nordland, with some authority delegated to the station commander.[5]
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 collectiveISO 3166-1 codeSJ, Svalbard and Jan Mayen were grouped together and allocated the Internetcountry code top-level domain (ccTLD).sj.[6] 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.[7]
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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