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| map of Norway | NORWAY: DEPENDENCIESgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): none |
| country code ISO: none //; - FIPS: none [for Bouvetøya both: BV] |
| location: different |
| time zone: several |
| surface (land) area: 307,7 sq.km = 118.8 sq.mi (excluding Dronning Maud Land) //;- area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: not applicable |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): several |
| climate: cold arctic |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet [dependencies since: 1927 / 1929] |
| type of government: territories of Norway |
| capital: none |
| administrative division: none |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census: not applicable; inhabitants are counted as residents of Norway |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: there is no regular residential population |
| population density: 0 per sq.km = 0 per sq.mi |
| population growth: - % //; - doubling time: not applicable |
| birth rate: 0 per 1000 |
| death rate: - per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 0 children per female |
| maternal mortality: - per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): - per 1000 |
| life expectancy: years (male: ; female: ) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: % //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years: % |
| urbanisation: 0% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: scientific stations staffed by personnel of various nationalities, mainly Norwegian |
| languages: Norwegian, English, Russian |
| religious affiliation: predominantly Christian |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: virtually 100% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Norwegian currency |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD per capita |
| import: USD per capita //; - export: USD per capita |
| trade: USD per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: NO RU |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: ?% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 0% //; - grass land: 0% //; - wooded area: 0% //; - arid land and desert: ca 98% |
| agriculture: labour force: 0% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: none |
| livestock: none |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 0% //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: none |
| mining products: none |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 100% //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 0 km //; - of which paved: % //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains [on Dronning Maud Land]: Valkyrie Dome 3807 m, Mt. Widerøe 3180, Mt. Bergerson 3170 |
| mountains [on Peter I øy]: Lars Christensen Peak 1640; [on Bouvetøya]: highest (nameless?) peak 935 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural & artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): not applicable |
| rivers: none |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: see the separate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| the exact surface area of Dronning Maud Land is unknown |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the islands
There is no page containing the population growth statistics of the urban centres, because in this area there is no urban settlement.
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