NAVIGATION
|
HOME
• FLAG FINDER
• MAP FINDER
• SOURCES
• ADD YOURSELF TO THE ATLAS! COUNTRIES A-D • COUNTRIES E-K • COUNTRIES L-R • COUNTRIES S-Z |
NAVIGATION
Republic of Iceland
Lyoveldio Island
COMMUNICATIONS
|
Telephones - main lines in use:
|
196,984 (2001) |
|
Telephones - mobile cellular:
|
248,131 (221,231 GSM, 26,900 NMT) (2001) |
|
Telephone system:
|
general assessment: extensive 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 country code:
|
.is |
|
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
|
20 (2001) |
|
Internet users:
|
220,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
|
Railways:
|
0 km |
|
Highways:
|
total: 12,691 km
paved: 3,262 km unpaved: 9,429 km (1999) |
|
Waterways:
|
none |
|
Ports and harbors:
|
Akureyri, Hornafjordhur, Isafjordhur, Keflavik, Raufarhofn, Reykjavik, Seydhisfjordhur, Straumsvik, Vesttmannaeyjar |
|
Merchant marine:
|
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,816 GRT/2,500 DWT
ships by type: chemical tanker 1 (2002 est.) |
|
Airports:
|
86 (2001) |
|
Airports - with paved runways:
|
total: 13
over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 8 (2002) |
|
Airports - with unpaved runways:
|
total: 73
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 21 under 914 m: 49 (2002) |
MILITARY
|
Military branches:
|
no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard |
|
Military manpower - availability:
|
males age 15-49: 71,142 (2002 est.) |
|
Military manpower - fit for military service:
|
males age 15-49: 62,556 (2002 est.) |
|
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
|
$0 |
|
Military - note:
|
defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
|
Disputes - international:
|
Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark, Iceland, and the UK (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area); dispute with Denmark over the Faroe Islands' fisheries median line boundary within 200 NM; disputes with Denmark, the UK, and Ireland over the Faroe Islands continental shelf boundary outside 200 NM |