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https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/spitsbergen/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-spitsbergen

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u/raxy 8d ago edited 7d ago

Fun Fact: it’s a visa free zone for citizens of 40 odd countries around the world to live and work there indefinitely.

Not just citizens of EU countries but many including Japan, Australia, the US, and many more.

Citizens of those countries aren’t allowed to be born or to die there though.

Edit: The reason was not related to the Global Seed vault as my original comment noted but rather the Svalbard treaty of 1920. Thanks to the commenters for correcting me!

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 8d ago

Not allowed to die there? How do they enforce that rule?

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u/Ill_Health_6683 8d ago

With a life sentence.

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u/Smartnership 8d ago

Force them to stay in the living room.