0 million, less than 1% of GDP (FY91)
_%_
_@_Jan Mayen
(territory of Norway)
_*_Geography
_#_Total area: 373 km2; land area: 373 km2

_#_Comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of
Washington, DC

_#_Land boundaries: none

_#_Coastline: 124.1 km

_#_Maritime claims:

Contiguous zone: 10 nm;

Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation;

Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;

Territorial sea: 4 nm

_#_Disputes: Denmark has challenged Norway's maritime claims beween
Greenland and Jan Mayen

_#_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%

_#_Environment: barren volcanic island with some moss and grass;
volcanic activity resumed in 1970

_#_Note: located north of the Arctic Circle about 590 km
north-northeast of Iceland between the Greenland Sea and the
Norwegian Sea

_*_People
_#_Population: no permanent inhabitants

_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: none

_#_Type: territory of Norway

_#_Note: administered by a governor (sysselmann) resident in
Longyearbyen (Svalbard)

_*_Economy
_#_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.

_#_Electricity: 15,000 kW capacity; 40 million kWh produced,
NA kWh per capita (1989)

_*_Communications
_#_Airports: 1 with runway 1,220 to 2,439 m

_#_Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

_#_Telecommunications: radio and meteorological station

_*_Defense Forces
_#_Note: defense is the responsibility of Norway
_%_
_@_Japan
_*_Geography
_#_Total area: 377,835 km2; land area: 374,744 km2; includes Bonin
Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima,
Okinotori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands
(Kazan-retto)

_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than California

_#_Land boundaries: none

_#_Coastline: 29,751 km

_#_Maritime claims:

Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;

Territorial sea: 12 nm (3 nm in international straits--La Perouse
or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western channels of the Korea or