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JAN MAYEN

 (territory of Norway) 

@Jan Mayen:Geography

 Location: Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
 Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland

 Map references: Arctic Region

 Area:
 total area: 373 sq km
 land area: 373 sq km
 comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC

 Land boundaries: 0 km

 Coastline: 124.1 km

 Maritime claims:
 contiguous zone: 10 nm
 continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
 territorial sea: 4 nm

 International disputes: none

 Climate: arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog

 Terrain: volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg is
 the highest peak, with an elevation of 2,277 meters

 Natural resources: none

 Land use:
 arable land: 0%
 permanent crops: 0%
 meadows and pastures: 0%
 forest and woodland: 0%
 other: 100%

 Irrigated land: 0 sq km

 Environment:
 current issues: NA
 natural hazards: dominated by the volcano Beerenberg; volcanic
 activity resumed in 1970
 international agreements: NA

 Note: barren volcanic island with some moss and grass

@Jan Mayen:People

 Population: no permanent inhabitants; note - there are personnel who
 man the LORAN C base and the weather and coastal services radio
 station

@Jan Mayen:Government

 Names:
 conventional long form: none
 conventional short form: Jan Mayen

 Digraph: JN

 Type: territory of Norway

 Capital: none; administered from Oslo, Norway, through a governor
 (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard)

 Independence: none (territory of Norway)

Economy

 Overview: 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.

 Electricity:
 capacity: 15,000 kW
 production: 40 million kWh
 consumption per capita: NA kWh (1992)

@Jan Mayen:Transportation

 Highways:
 total: NA
 paved: NA
 unpaved: NA

 Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

 Airports:
 total: 1
 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1

@Jan Mayen:Communications

 Telephone system: NA telephones
 local: NA
 intercity: NA
 international: NA

 Radio:
 broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
 radios: NA
 note: radio and meteorological station

 Television:
 broadcast stations: NA
 televisions: NA

@Jan Mayen:Defense Forces

 Note: defense is the responsibility of Norway


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