factbook.json/europe/jn.json

{
  "Introduction": {
    "Background": {
      "text": "This desolate, arctic, mountainous island was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries, the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Beerenberg volcano, the northernmost active volcano on earth, resumed activity in 1970 and the most recent eruption occurred in 1985."
    }
  },
  "Geography": {
    "Location": {
      "text": "Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland"
    },
    "Geographic coordinates": {
      "text": "71 00 N, 8 00 W"
    },
    "Map references": {
      "text": "Arctic Region"
    },
    "Area": {
      "total": {
        "text": "377 sq km"
      },
      "land": {
        "text": "377 sq km"
      },
      "water": {
        "text": "0 sq km"
      }
    },
    "Area - comparative": {
      "text": "slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC"
    },
    "Land boundaries": {
      "total": {
        "text": "0 km"
      }
    },
    "Coastline": {
      "text": "124.1 km"
    },
    "Maritime claims": {
      "territorial sea": {
        "text": "12 nm"
      },
      "contiguous zone": {
        "text": "24 nm"
      },
      "exclusive economic zone": {
        "text": "200 nm"
      },
      "continental shelf": {
        "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation"
      }
    },
    "Climate": {
      "text": "arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog"
    },
    "Terrain": {
      "text": "volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers"
    },
    "Elevation": {
      "highest point": {
        "text": "Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg 2,277"
      },
      "lowest point": {
        "text": "Norwegian Sea 0 m"
      },
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> 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"
    },
    "Natural resources": {
      "text": "none"
    },
    "Land use": {
      "agricultural land": {
        "text": "0% (2011 est.)"
      },
      "other": {
        "text": "100% (2018 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Irrigated land": {
      "text": "0 sq km (2022)"
    },
    "Natural hazards": {
      "text": "<p>dominated by the volcano Beerenberg</p><p><strong>volcanism:</strong> Beerenberg (2,227 m) is Norway's only active volcano; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985</p>"
    },
    "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 (the \"stem\") with two large lakes, Sorlaguna (South Lagoon) and Nordlaguna (North Lagoon)"
    }
  },
  "People and Society": {
    "Population": {
      "text": "no indigenous inhabitants",
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> military personnel operate the the weather and coastal services radio station"
    },
    "Age structure": {
      "0-14 years": {
        "text": "NA"
      },
      "15-64 years": {
        "text": "NA"
      },
      "65 years and over": {
        "text": "NA"
      }
    },
    "Dependency ratios": {
      "total dependency ratio": {
        "text": "NA"
      },
      "youth dependency ratio": {
        "text": "NA"
      },
      "elderly dependency ratio": {
        "text": "NA"
      },
      "potential support ratio": {
        "text": "NA"
      }
    },
    "Birth rate": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Death rate": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Drinking water source": {
      "improved: urban": {
        "text": "urban: NA"
      },
      "improved: rural": {
        "text": "rural: NA"
      },
      "improved: total": {
        "text": "total: NA"
      },
      "unimproved: urban": {
        "text": "urban: NA"
      },
      "unimproved: rural": {
        "text": "rural: NA"
      },
      "unimproved: total": {
        "text": "total: NA"
      }
    },
    "Current health expenditure": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Education expenditures": {
      "text": "NA"
    }
  },
  "Environment": {
    "Environment - current issues": {
      "text": "pollutants transported from southerly latitudes by winds, ocean currents, and rivers accumulate in the food chains of native animals; climate change"
    },
    "Climate": {
      "text": "arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog"
    },
    "Land use": {
      "agricultural land": {
        "text": "0% (2011 est.)"
      },
      "other": {
        "text": "100% (2018 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Government": {
    "Country name": {
      "conventional long form": {
        "text": "none"
      },
      "conventional short form": {
        "text": "Jan Mayen"
      },
      "etymology": {
        "text": "named after Dutch Captain Jan Jacobszoon MAY, one of the first explorers to reach the island in 1614"
      }
    },
    "Dependency status": {
      "text": "territory of Norway; since August 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; in 2010, Norway designated the majority of Jan Mayen as a nature reserve"
    },
    "Legal system": {
      "text": "the laws of Norway apply where applicable&nbsp;"
    },
    "Flag description": {
      "text": "the flag of Norway is used"
    }
  },
  "Economy": {
  },
  "Communications": {
    "Broadcast media": {
      "text": "a coastal radio station has been remotely operated since 1994"
    }
  },
  "Transportation": {
    "Airports": {
      "text": "1 (2021)"
    },
    "Airports - with unpaved runways": {
      "total": {
        "text": "1"
      },
      "note": "<strong>note:</strong> unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 m (3,280 ft.) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control"
    },
    "Ports and terminals": {
      "text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
    }
  },
  "Military and Security": {
    "Military - note": {
      "text": "defense is the responsibility of Norway"
    }
  },
  "Transnational Issues": {
    "Disputes - international": {
      "text": "<p>none identified</p>"
    }
  }
}