ermany 12%, Norway 12%, UK 10%,
Denmark 9%, Sweden 7%), US 9% (1997)

Debt--external: $2.2 billion (1996 est.)

Economic aid--recipient: $NA

Currency: 1 Icelandic krona (IKr) = 100 aurar

Exchange rates: Icelandic kronur (IKr) per US$1--69.250 (January
1999), 70.958 (1998), 70.904 (1997), 66.500 (1996), 64.692 (1995),
69.944 (1994)

Fiscal year: calendar year

Communications

Telephones: 143,600 (1993 est.)

Telephone system: adequate domestic service
domestic: the trunk network consists of coaxial and fiber-optic
cables and microwave radio relay links
international: satellite earth stations--2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean),
1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note--Iceland shares
the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark,
Finland, Norway, and Sweden)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 147 (transmitters and
repeaters), shortwave 0

Radios: 91,500 licensed (1993 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 14 (in addition, there are 156
low-power repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: 96,100 (1993 est.)

Transportation

Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 12,691 km
paved: 3,262 km
unpaved: 9,429 km (1997 est.)

Ports and harbors: Akureyri, Hornafjordur, Isafjordhur, Keflavik,
Raufarhofn, Reykjavik, Seydhisfjordhur, Straumsvik, Vestmannaeyjar

Merchant marine:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 13,085 GRT/16,938 DWT
ships by type: chemical tanker 1, container 1, oil tanker 1 (1998
est.)

Airports: 87 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 10
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 5 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 77
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 21
under 914 m: 53 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard;
note--Iceland's defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic
Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 70,958 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 62,570 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: none

Military--note: Iceland's defense is provided by the US-manned
Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: Rockall continental shelf dispute
involving Denmark, Ireland, and the UK (Ireland and th