2000 Edition
CIA World Factbook 2000 (Project Gutenberg)
Countries
237
Data Records
33,395
Categories
9
Source
CIA World Factbook 2000 (Project Gutenberg)
Geography
Area
- land
- 58.5 sq km
- total
- 58.5 sq km
- water
- 0 sq km
Area - comparative
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate
antarctic
Coastline
29.6 km
Elevation extremes
- highest point
- unnamed location 780 m
- lowest point
- Southern Ocean 0 m
Environment - current issues
NA
Geographic coordinates
54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography - note
covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
Irrigated land
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
- arable land
- 0%
- forests and woodland
- 0%
- other
- 100% (93% ice)
- permanent crops
- 0%
- permanent pastures
- 0%
Location
Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references
Antarctic Region
Maritime claims
- territorial sea
- 4 nm
Natural hazards
NA
Natural resources
none
Terrain
volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 m; coast is mostly inaccessible
People and Society
Population
uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
Government
Country name
- conventional long form
- none
- conventional short form
- Bouvet Island
Data code
BV
Dependency status
territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo
Flag description
the flag of Norway is used
Economy
Economy - overview
no economic activity; declared a nature reserve
Communications
Communications - note
automatic meteorological station
Transportation
Ports and harbors
none; offshore anchorage only
Military and Security
Military - note
defense is the responsibility of Norway
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international
- none
- BRAZIL