Branches:
Jamaica Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard and Air
Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 664,122; fit for military service 469,982; reach
military age (18) annually 26,103 (1994 est.)
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $19.3 million, 1% of GDP (FY91/92)
@Jan Mayen
Header Affiliation: (territory of Norway)
@Jan Mayen, Geography
Location:
Nordic State, Northern Europe, in the North Atlantic Ocean, north of
the Arctic Circle about 590 km north-northeast of Iceland, between the
Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea
Map references:
Arctic Region
Area:
total area:
373 sq km
land area:
373 sq km
comparative area:
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
124.1 km
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
International disputes:
dispute between Denmark and Norway over maritime boundary in Arctic
Ocean between Greenland and Jan Mayen has been settled by the
International Court of Justice
Climate:
arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Terrain:
volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg is the highest
peak, with an elevation of 2,277 meters
Natural resources:
none
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Irrigated land:
0 sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
volcanic activity resumed in 1970
international agreements:
NA
Note:
barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
@Jan Mayen, People
Population:
no permanent inhabitants; note - there are personnel who man the LORAN
C base and the weather and coastal services radio station
@Jan Mayen, Government
Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Jan Mayen
Digraph:
JN
Type:
territory of Norway
Capital:
none; administered from Oslo, Norway, through a governor (sysselmann)
resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard)
Independence:
none (territory of Norway)
@Jan Mayen, Economy