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Title         :Jan Mayen 
Text          : 
                                    Jan Mayen 
 
                                     Header 
 
Affiliation: 
    (territory of Norway) 
 
                                    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 
 
                                     People 
 
Population: 
    no permanent inhabitants; note - there are personnel who man the LORAN C 
    base and the weather and coastal services radio station 
 
                                   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) 
 
                                 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 
 
                                 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 
 
                                 Defense Forces 
 
Note: 
    defense is the responsibility of Norway 

This publication is also available online from the CIA (http://www.odci.gov/cia) as 1995 World Factbook (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/index.html).

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