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Bouvet Island

1998 Edition — territory

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Economy
Communications - note (Communications-note) [time series]
automatic meteorological station
Economic overview (Economy-overview) [time series]
no economic activity; declared a nature reserve Communications
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 58 sq km land: 58 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative (Area-comparative) [time series]
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
antarctic
Coastline [time series]
29.6 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 780 m
Environment - current issues (Environment-current issues) [time series]
NA
International environmental agreements (Environment-international agreements) [time series]
party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography - note (Geography-note) [time series]
covered by glacial ice
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all ice)
Location [time series]
Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references [time series]
Antarctic Region
Maritime claims [time series]
territorial sea: 4 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
NA
Natural resources [time series]
none
Terrain [time series]
volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 meters; coast is mostly inaccessible
Government
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Data code [time series]
BV
Dependency status [time series]
territory of Norway; administered from Oslo
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
none (territory of Norway)
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
none (territory of Norway)
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
the flag of Norway is used
Legal system [time series]
NA
Military
Military - note (Military-note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of Norway
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international (Disputes-international) [time series]
none BRAZIL
Transportation
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only