SELECT EDITION
CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(3 fields)
Radio
broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA radios: NA note: radio and meteorological station
Telephone system
NA telephones local: NA intercity: NA international: NA
Television
broadcast stations: NA televisions: NA
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of Norway JAPAN
◆ ECONOMY(2 fields)
Electricity
capacity: 15,000 kW production: 40 million kWh consumption per capita: NA kWh (1992)
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.
◆ GEOGRAPHY(14 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
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 depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 4 nm
Natural resources
none
Note
barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
Terrain
volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg is the highest peak, with an elevation of 2,277 meters
◆ GOVERNMENT(5 fields)
Capital
none; administered from Oslo, Norway, through a governor (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard)
Digraph
JN
Independence
none (territory of Norway)
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Jan Mayen
Type
territory of Norway
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
no permanent inhabitants; note - there are personnel who man the 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
Highways
total: NA paved: NA unpaved: NA
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only