_#_Exchange rates: Falkland pound (5F) per US$1—0.5171 (January 1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988), 0.6102 (1987), 0.6817 (1986), 0.7714 (1985); note—the Falkland pound is at par with the British pound
_#_Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March
_*Communications #_Highways: 510 km total; 30 km paved, 80 km gravel, and 400 km unimproved earth
_#_Ports: Port Stanley
_#_Civil air: no major transport aircraft
_#_Airports: 5 total, 5 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 3,659 m; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; none with runways 1,220 to 2,439 m
_#_Telecommunications: government-operated radiotelephone and private VHF/CB radio networks provide effective service to almost all points on both islands; 590 telephones; stations—2 AM, 3 FM, no TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station with links through London to other countries
_*Defense Forces #_Branches: British Forces Falkland Islands (including Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines); Police Force
_#Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK % @Faroe Islands (part of the Danish realm) *Geography #_Total area: 1,400 km2; land area: 1,400 km2
_#_Comparative area: slightly less than eight times the size of Washington, DC