m

land: 58.5 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 29.6 km

Maritime claims: territorial sea: 4 NM

Climate: antarctic

Terrain: volcanic; maximum elevation about 800 m; coast is mostly
inaccessible

Elevation extremes: lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point: Olav Peak 935 m

Natural resources: none

Land use: arable land: 0%

permanent crops: 0%

permanent pastures: 0%

forests and woodland: 0%

other: 100% (93% ice)

Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993)

Natural hazards: NA

Environment - current issues: NA

Geography - note: covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve

Bouvet Island People

Population: uninhabited (July 2001 est.)

Bouvet Island Government

Country name: conventional long form: none

conventional short form: Bouvet Island

Dependency status: territory of Norway; administered by the Polar
Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo

Legal system: the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply

Flag description: the flag of Norway is used

Bouvet Island Economy

Economy - overview: no economic activity; declared a nature reserve

Bouvet Island Communications

Internet country code: .bv

Communications - note: automatic meteorological station

Bouvet Island Transportation

Waterways: none

Ports and harbors: none; offshore anchorage only

Bouvet Island Military

Military - note: defense is the responsibility of Norway

Bouvet Island Transnational Issues

Disputes - international: none

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@Brazil

Brazil Introduction

Background: Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal,
Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and
most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more
than half a century of military intervention in the governance of
the country to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and
development of the interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a
large labor pool, Brazil became Latin America's leading economic
power by the 1970s. Highly unequal income distribution remains a
pressing problem.

Brazil Geography

Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean

Geographic coordinates: 10 00 S, 55 00 W

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