T
by type: passenger/cargo 1
registered in other countries: 34 (Antigua and Barbuda 8, Bahamas 1,
Belize 2, Faroe Islands 4, Gibraltar 1, Malta 4, Norway 4, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines 10) (2006)

Ports and terminals:
Grundartangi, Hafnarfjordur, Hornafjordhur, Reykjavik,
Seydhisfjordhur

Military Iceland

Military branches:
no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast
Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan) subordinate to Ministry of
Justice, Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (2006)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 69,038 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 56,777 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
0

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0%

Military - note:
under a 1951 bilateral agreement, Iceland's defense was provided by
a US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered in Keflavik;
in October 2006, all US military forces in Iceland were withdrawn;
nonetheless, the US and Iceland signed a Joint Understanding to
strengthen their bilateral defense relationship, including regular
security consultations, military communications in the event of
national emergencies, annual bilateral exercises on Icelandic
territory, and future bilateral and NATO support to four Iceland Air
Defense System (IADS) radar sites

Transnational Issues Iceland

Disputes - international:
Iceland disputes Denmark's alignment of the Faroe Islands'
fisheries median line; Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute
Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends
beyond 200 nm

This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007

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@Iles Eparses

Introduction Iles Eparses

Background:
The Iles Eparses, or scattered islands, are a group of five French
entities - Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de
Nova Island, and Tromelin Island - which on 1 April 1960 came under
the authority of the Minister in charge of overseas possessions. On
19 September 1960 by decree, the islands were transferred to the
charge of the Prefet of Reunion where they remained until 3 January
2005 when they were transferred by another decree to the Senior
Administrator of the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic
Lands (TAAF).
Bassas da India: A French posse