The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

      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

      Merchant marine:

       none

      Airports:

       5 (2004 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:

       Argentina, which claims the islands in its constitution and briefly

       occupied the islands by force in 1982, agreed in 1995 to no longer

       seek settlement by force; UK continues to reject Argentine requests

       for sovereignty talks

      This page was last updated on 20 October, 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 coordinates:

       62 00 N, 7 00 W

      Map references:

       Europe

      Area:

       total: 1,399 sq km

       land: 1,399 sq km

       water: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)

      Area - comparative:

       eight times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:

       0 km

      Coastline:

       1,117 km

      Maritime claims:

       territorial sea: 3 nm

       continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line

       exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line

      Climate:

       mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy

      Terrain:

       rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

       highest point: Slaettaratindur 882 m

      Natural resources:

       fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas

      Land use: arable land: 2.14% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.86% (2001)

      Irrigated land:

       0 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards:

       NA

      Environment - current issues:

       NA

      Geography - note:

       archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island, and

       a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea

       lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits

       habitation to small coastal lowlands

      People Faroe Islands

      Population:

       46,962 (July 2005 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 21.3% (male 4,997/female 4,999)

       15–64 years: 64.9% (male 16,120/female 14,360)

       65 years and over: 13.8% (male 2,923/female 3,563) (2005 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 35.11 years

       male: 34.64 years

       female: 35.68 years (2005 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       0.62% (2005 est.)

      Birth rate:

       13.97 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Death rate:

       8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1 male(s)/female