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ectricity - imports: 0 kWh (1998) Agriculture - products: potatoes, turnips; cattle, sheep; fish Exports: $1.9 billion (f.o.b., 1998) Exports - commodities: fish and fish products 70%, animal products, aluminum, diatomite and ferrosilicon Exports - partners: EU 65% (UK 19%, Germany 15%, France 7%, Denmark 6%), US 13%, Japan 5% (1998) Imports: $2.4 billion (f.o.b., 1998) Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, petroleum products; foodstuffs, textiles Imports - partners: EU 56% (Germany 12%, UK 10%, Norway 9%, Denmark 8%, Sweden 6%), US 11% (1998) Debt - external: $2.6 billion (1999) Economic aid - recipient: $NA Currency: 1 Icelandic krona (IKr) = 100 aurar Exchange rates: Icelandic kronur (IKr) per US$1 - 72.334 (January 2000), 72.352 (1999), 70.958 (1998), 70.904 (1997), 66.500 (1996), 64.692 (1995) Fiscal year: calendar year @Iceland:Communications Telephones - main lines in use: 162,310 (1997) Telephones - mobile cellular: 65,746 (1997) 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 3, FM about 70 (including repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998) Radios: 260,000 (1997) Television broadcast stations: 14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997) Televisions: 98,000 (1997) Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 14 (1999) @Iceland:Transportation Railways: 0 km Highways: total: 12,689 km paved: 3,439 km unpaved: 9,250 km (1998 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, petroleum tanker 1 (1999 est.) Airports: 86 (1999 est.) Airports - with paved runways: total: 12 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 7 (1999 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 74 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 19 under 914 m: 52 (1999 est.) @Iceland:Military Military branches: no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard; note - Iceland's defense is provided by the U
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