1996 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1996 (Project Gutenberg)
Introduction
Description
the flag of Norway is used
Location
71 00 N, 8 00 W -- Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland Flag ----
Geography
Area
- comparative area
- slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
- land area
- 373 sq km
- total area
- 373 sq km
Climate
arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Coastline
124.1 km
Environment
- current issues
- NA
- international agreements
- NA
- natural hazards
- dominated by the volcano Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
Geographic coordinates
71 00 N, 8 00 W
Geographic note
barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
International disputes
none
Irrigated land
0 sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
- arable land
- 0%
- forest and woodland
- 0%
- meadows and pastures
- 0%
- other
- 100%
- permanent crops
- 0%
Location
Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Map references
Arctic Region
Maritime claims
- 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 resources
none
Terrain
- volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
- highest point
- Haakon VII Toppen (Beerenberg) 2,277 m
- lowest point
- Norwegian Sea 0 m
People and Society
Population
no permanent inhabitants; note - there are personnel who man the Long Range Navigation (LORAN) C base and the weather and coastal services radio station
Government
Capital
none
Data code
JN
Executive branch
administered from Oslo, Norway, through a governor (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard); however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service
Flag
the flag of Norway is used
Independence
none (territory of Norway)
Name of country
- conventional long form
- none
- conventional short form
- Jan Mayen
Type of government
territory of Norway
Economy
Economic 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
- consumption per capita
- NA kWh (1992)
- production
- 40 million kWh
Communications
Defense note
defense is the responsibility of Norway
Radio broadcast stations
- AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
- note
- radio and meteorological station
Radios
NA
Telephone system
- domestic
- NA
- international
- NA
Television broadcast stations
NA
Televisions
NA Defense
Transportation
Airports
- total
- 1
- with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m
- 1 (1995 est.)
Highways
- paved
- NA km
- total
- NA km
- unpaved
- NA km
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only