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Country overview: 

Short name	BOUVET ISLAND
ISO code	BV
FIPS code	BV
Language	Norwegian (no)
Time zone
Capital	none

 

British possession until 1930-02-27, when it was amicably transferred to Norway as a dependency. Included here only to conform to the standards.

Other names of country: 

1. Danish: Bouvetøen
2. Dutch: Bouvet
3. Finnish: Bouvet'nsaari
4. French: Île f Bouvet
5. German: Bouvetinsel
6. Icelandic: Bouveteyja
7. Italian: Isola Bouvet
8. Norwegian: Bouvetøya
9. Portuguese: Ilha Bouvet
10. Russian: Буве
11. Spanish: Isla Bouvet
12. Swedish: Bouvetön
13. Turkish: Bouvet Adası

Origin of name: 

Discovered by French navigator Jean-Baptiste Bouvet de Lozier

Primary subdivisions: 

Bouvet Island has no known administrative divisions.

Country	HASC	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)
Bouvet Island	BV.BV	0	58	22
Country: This division is the whole of the country, treated as a division for compatibility. HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision code.