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50 lines
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BOUVET ISLAND
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(territory of Norway)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 58 km2; land area: 58 km2
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Comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 29.6 km
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Maritime claims:
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Territorial sea: 4 nm
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Climate: antarctic
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Terrain: volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 meters;
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coast is mostly inacessible
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Natural resources: none
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100% (ice)
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Environment: covered by glacial ice
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Note: located in the South Atlantic Ocean 2,575 km
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south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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PEOPLE
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Population: uninhabited
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none
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Type: territory of Norway
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ECONOMY
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Overview: no economic activity
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
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Telecommunications: automatic meteorological station
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of Norway
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