_#_Land boundaries: none

_#_Coastline: 764 km

_#_Maritime claims:

Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;

Territorial sea: 3 nm

_#_Climate: mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy

_#_Terrain: rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast

_#_Natural resources: fish

_#_Land use: arable land 2%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 98%

_#_Environment: precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands; archipelago of 18 inhabited islands and a few uninhabited islets