993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5604
(1990); note - the Falkland pound is at par with the British pound

Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March

@Falkland Islands (islas Malvinas):Transportation

Railroads: 0 km

Highways:
total: 510 km
paved: 30 km
unpaved: gravel 80 km; unimproved earth 400 km

Ports: Stanley

Merchant marine: none

Airports:
total: 5
with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 4

@Falkland Islands (islas Malvinas):Communications

Telephone system: 590 telephones
local: NA
intercity: government-operated radiotelephone and private VHF/CB radio
networks provide effective service to almost all points on both
islands
international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station with links
through London to other countries

Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0
radios: NA

Television:
broadcast stations: 0
televisions: NA

@Falkland Islands (islas Malvinas):Defense Forces

Branches: British Forces Falkland Islands (includes Army, Royal Air
Force, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines), Police Force

Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP

Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

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FAROE ISLANDS

(part of the Danish realm)

@Faroe Islands:Geography

Location: Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and
the north Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to
Norway

Map references: Europe

Area:
total area: 1,400 sq km
land area: 1,400 sq km
comparative area: slightly less than eight times the size of
Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 764 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

International disputes: none

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

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

Natural resources: fish

Land use:
arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 98%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: NA

Note: archipelago of 18 inhabited islands and a few uninhabited
islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in
northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small
coastal lowlands

@Faroe Islands