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Jan Mayen

1998 Edition — territory

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Economy
Economic overview (Economy-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. Communications
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA note: radio and meteorological station
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 373 sq km land: 373 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative (Area-comparative) [time series]
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
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 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]
71 00 N, 8 00 W
Geography - note (Geography-note) [time series]
barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
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%
Location [time series]
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Map references [time series]
Arctic Region
Maritime claims [time series]
contiguous zone: 10 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 4 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
dominated by the volcano Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
Natural resources [time series]
none
Terrain [time series]
volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
Government
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Jan Mayen
Data code [time series]
JN
Dependency status [time series]
territory of Norway; administered from Oslo through a governor (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard); however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service
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]
no permanent inhabitants note: there are personnel who operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran) C base and the weather and coastal services radio station
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international (Disputes-international) [time series]
none JAPAN
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (1997 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways (Airports-with unpaved runways) [time series]
total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1997 est.)
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only