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

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 the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply

Flag description the flag of Norway is used

NOTE: The information regarding Jan Mayen on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jan Mayen Government 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jan Mayen Government 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.