Country name
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Jan Mayen

Data code JN

Dependency status territory of Norway; administered from Oslo through a governor (sysselmann) resident in Longyearbyen (Svalbard); however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service

Legal system NA

Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Norway)

Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Norway)

Flag description the flag of Norway is used

NOTE: The information regarding Jan Mayen on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jan Mayen Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jan Mayen Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.