NA bbl/day (2001)
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2004 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2004 est.)
Exports:
$125 million (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities:
wool, hides, meat
Exports - partners:
Spain 81.9%, US 6%, UK 4.5% (2005)
Imports:
$90 million (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities:
fuel, food and drink, building materials, clothing
Imports - partners:
UK 72.5%, US 15.1%, Netherlands 8.5% (2005)
Debt - external:
$NA
Economic aid - recipient:
$0 (1997 est.)
Currency (code):
Falkland pound (FKP)
Currency code:
FKP
Exchange rates:
Falkland pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125
(2003), 0.6672 (2002), 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
note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1
(FM) and Radio 2 (AM) service (2006)
Radios:
1,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
2 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides
multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as
islanders)
note: cable television is available in Stanley (2006)
Televisions:
1,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.fk
Internet hosts:
103 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
2 (2000)
Internet users:
1,900 (2002)
Transportation Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Airports:
5 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2006)
Roadways:
total: 440 km
paved: 50 km
unpaved: 390 km (2003)
Ports and terminals:
Stanley
Military Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Military branches:
no regular military forces
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
NA
Military - note:
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