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| Type | Field | Previous value | Current value |
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| - Removed | $ |
{} | — |
| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | a coastal radio station has been remotely operated since 1994 |
| + Added | Economy |
— | {} |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | pollutants transported from southerly latitudes by winds and ocean currents |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2011 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 100% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | slightly more than twice the size of Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 377 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 377 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 124.1 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg 2,277 |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Norwegian/Greenland Seas 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.note |
— | note: Beerenberg volcano has numerous peaks; the highest point on the volcano rim is named Haakon VII Toppen, after Norway's first king following the reestablishment of Norwegian independence in 1905 |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 71 00 N, 8 00 W |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | barren volcanic spoon-shaped island with some moss and grass flora; island consists of two parts: a larger northeast Nord-Jan (the spoon "bowl") and the smaller Sor-Jan (the "handle"), linked by a 2.5 km-wide isthmus (t… |
| + Added | Geography.Irrigated land.text |
— | 0 sq km (2022) |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2011 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 100% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Arctic Region |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.contiguous zone.text |
— | 24 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.continental shelf.text |
— | 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text |
— | 200 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | dominated by the volcano Beerenberg volcanism: Beerenberg (2,227 m) is Norway's only active volcano; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985 |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Jan Mayen |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | named after Dutch Captain Jan Jacobszoon MAY, one of the first explorers to reach the island in 1614 |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | territory of Norway; since 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service; … |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | the flag of Norway is used |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | the laws of Norway apply |
| + Added | Introduction.Background.text |
— | This desolate, mountainous island in the Arctic Ocean was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trapp… |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military - note.text |
— | defense is the responsibility of Norway |
| + Added | People and Society.Population.note |
— | note: military personnel present on the south side of the island; meteorological stations |
| + Added | People and Society.Population.total.text |
— | no permanent inhabitants |
| + Added | Transnational Issues |
— | {} |
| + Added | Transportation |
— | {} |