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Bouvet Island flag Bouvet Island Change log

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Type Field Previous value Current value
- Removed $ {} β€”
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .bv
+ Added Economy β€” {}
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” antarctic
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 100% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” about 0.3 times the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 49 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 49 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” antarctic
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 29.6 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Olavtoppen (Olav Peak) 780 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 54 26 S, 3 24 E
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” almost entirely covered by glacial ice (93%); declared a nature reserve by Norway; the distance from Bouvet Island to Norway is 12,776 km, which is almost one-third the circumference of the earth
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 100% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Antarctic Region
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text β€” 4 nm
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” occasional volcanism, rock slides; harsh climate, surrounded by pack ice in winter
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” none
+ Added Geography.Terrain.text β€” volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional long form.text β€” none
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional short form.text β€” Bouvet Island
+ Added Government.Country name.etymology.text β€” named after the French naval officer Jean-Baptiste Charles BOUVET who discovered the island in 1739
+ Added Government.Country name.note β€” note: pronounced boo-vay i-land
+ Added Government.Dependency status.text β€” territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Oslo Police
+ Added Government.Flag.text β€” the flag of Norway is used
+ Added Government.Legal system.text β€” the laws of Norway apply
+ Added Introduction.Background.text β€” This uninhabited volcanic island in Antarctica is almost entirely covered by glaciers, making it difficult to approach. Bouvet Island is recognized as the most remote island on Earth because it is furthest from any othe…
+ Added People and Society.Population.note β€” note: a small, seasonal research station is located in the northwest corner of Bouvet Island
+ Added People and Society.Population.total.text β€” uninhabited
+ Added Transnational Issues β€” {}
+ Added Transportation β€” {}
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