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Jan Mayen

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Communications
Airports [time series]
total: 1 usable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: NA paved: NA unpaved: NA
Ports [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]
radio and meteorological station
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of Norway
Economy
Electricity [time series]
capacity: 15,000 kW production: 40 million kWh consumption per capita: NA (1992)
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations located on the island.
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 373 sq km land area: 373 sq km comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Coastline [time series]
124.1 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: volcanic activity resumed in 1970 international agreements: NA
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
dispute between Denmark and Norway over maritime boundary in Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Jan Mayen has been settled by the International Court of Justice
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location [time series]
Nordic State, Northern Europe, in the North Atlantic Ocean, north of the Arctic Circle about 590 km north-northeast of Iceland, between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea
Map references [time series]
Arctic Region
Maritime claims [time series]
contiguous zone: 10 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 4 nm
Natural resources [time series]
none
Note [time series]
barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
Terrain [time series]
volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg is the highest peak, with an elevation of 2,277 meters
Government
Capital [time series]
none; administered from Oslo, Norway, through a governor (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard)
Digraph [time series]
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Independence [time series]
none (territory of Norway)
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Jan Mayen
Government type (Type) [time series]
territory of Norway
People
Population [time series]
no permanent inhabitants; note - there are personnel who man the LORAN C base and the weather and coastal services radio station