SELECT EDITION
CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(6 fields)
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
◆ ECONOMY(2 fields)
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 production: 40 million kWh consumption per capita: NA kWh (1992)
◆ GEOGRAPHY(15 fields)
Area
total area: 373 sq km land area: 373 sq km comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Climate
arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Coastline
124.1 km
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: dominated by the volcano Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970 international agreements: NA
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% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
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 lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m highest point: Haakon VII Toppen (Beerenberg) 2,277 m
◆ GOVERNMENT(7 fields)
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
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
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
◆ TRANSPORTATION(3 fields)
Airports
total: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1 (1995 est.)
Highways
total: NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only