Statistical information Bouvet Island 1993Bouvet%20Island

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Bouvet Island in the World

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Bouvet Island - Introduction 1993
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Background: This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825 when the British flag was raised. In 1928 the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971 Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977 Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island.


Bouvet Island - Geography 1993
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Location:
in the south Atlantic Ocean, 2,575 km south-southwest of the
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)


Geographic coordinates

Map referenceAntarctic Region

Area
Total: 58 km²
Land: 58 km²

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 29.6 km
Territorial sea: 4 nm

Maritime claims

Climate: antarctic

Terrain: volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 meters; coast is mostly inaccessible

Elevation

Natural resources
Land use

Land use
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%
Other: 100% (all ice)

Irrigated land: 0 km²

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards

Geography


Bouvet Island - People 1993
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Population: uninhabited

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religions

Demographic profile
Age structure

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate

Birth rate

Death rate

Net migration rate

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: covered by glacial ice
Current issues note: located in the South Atlantic Ocean

Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


Bouvet Island - Government 1993
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Country name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Bouvet Island

Government type: territory of Norway

Capital: none; administered from Oslo, Norway

Administrative divisions

Dependent areas

Independence: none (territory of Norway)

National holiday

Constitution

Legal system

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation

Diplomatic representation

Flag descriptionflag of Bouvet%20Island

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


Bouvet Island - Economy 1993
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Economy overview: no economic activity

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate

Real gdp per capita

Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

Labor force
Labor force

Unemployment rate

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year

Inflation rate consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

Exports

Imports

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates


Bouvet Island - Energy 1993
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Electricity

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


Bouvet Island - Communication 1993
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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


Bouvet Island - Military 1993
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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


Bouvet Island - Transportation 1993
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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine

Ports and terminals


Bouvet Island - Transnational issues 1993
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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs


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