The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

rate (consumer prices):

       3.6% (1998)

      Labor force:

       1,100 (est.)

      Labor force - by occupation:

       agriculture 95% (mostly sheepherding and fishing)

      Unemployment rate:

       full employment; labor shortage (2001)

      Budget:

       revenues: $66.2 million

       expenditures: $67.9 million, including capital expenditures of $23.2

       million (FY98/99 est.)

      Agriculture - products:

       fodder and vegetable crops; sheep, dairy products

      Industries:

       fish and wool processing; tourism

      Industrial production growth rate:

       NA

      Electricity - production:

       16.33 million kWh (2001)

      Electricity - consumption:

       15.19 million kWh (2001)

      Electricity - exports:

       0 kWh (2001)

      Electricity - imports:

       0 kWh (2001)

      Oil - production:

       0 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       200 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       NA (2001)

      Oil - imports:

       NA (2001)

      Exports:

       $82 million (2002)

      Exports - commodities:

       wool, hides, meat

      Exports - partners:

       Spain 80%, UK 9.3%, US 3.6% (2003)

      Imports:

       $53 million (2002)

      Imports - commodities:

       fuel, food and drink, building materials, clothing

      Imports - partners:

       UK 62%, Spain 30.4%, Italy 2.5% (2003)

      Debt - external:

       NA (1999 est.)

      Economic aid - recipient:

       none (1997 est.)

      Currency:

       Falkland pound (FKP)

      Currency code:

       FKP

      Exchange rates:

       Falkland pounds per US dollar - 0.6125 (2003), 0.6661 (2002),

       0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.618 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); note -

       the Falkland pound is at par with the British pound

      Fiscal year:

       1 April - 31 March

      Communications Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       2,400 (2002)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       0 (2001)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: NA

       domestic: government-operated radiotelephone and private VHF/CB

       radiotelephone networks provide effective service to almost all

       points on both islands

       international: country code - 500; satellite earth station - 1

       Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) with links through London to other

       countries

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 1, FM 7, shortwave 0 (1998)

      Radios:

       1,000 (1997)

      Television broadcast stations: 2 (operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service) note: cable television is available in Stanley (2002)

      Televisions:

       1,000 (1997)

      Internet country code:

       .fk

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       2 (2000)

      Internet users:

       NA; however one-half of all households are reported to have

       internet access (2002)

      Transportation Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

      Highways: total: 440 km paved: 50 km unpaved: 390 km (2002)

      Ports and harbors:

       Stanley

       note: the primary port is located in Stanley Harbour and known

       locally as FIPASS (Falkland Interim Port and Storage System); the

       facility consists of seven permanently moored barges providing 300

       meters of berthing space; it was installed by the military after

       1982 and handed over to the Falkland Islands Government in 1988

      Airports:

       5 (2003 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways:

       total: 2

       2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

       under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 3

       under 914 m: 3 (2004 est.)

      Military Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

      Military branches:

       no regular military forces

      Military expenditures - dollar figure:

       NA

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

       NA

      Military - note:

       defense is the responsibility of the UK

      Transnational Issues Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

      Disputes - international:

       claimed by Argentina whose forces briefly occupied it in 1982, but

       now declares it will no longer seek settlement by force; UK

       continues to reject Argentine requests for sovereignty talks

      This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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      @Faroe Islands

      Introduction Faroe Islands

      Background:

       The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from

       Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have

       been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high

       degree of self-government was attained in 1948.

      Geography Faroe Islands

      Location:

       Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the

       North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to

       Norway

      Geographic