_#_Natural resources: zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, cryolite, uranium, fish
_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 1%; forest and woodland NEGL%; other 99%
_#_Environment: sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
_#_Note: dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe
_*People #_Population: 56,752 (July 1991), growth rate 1.2% (1991)
_#_Birth rate: 20 births/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
_#_Infant mortality rate: 28 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
_#_Life expectancy at birth: 63 years male, 69 years female (1991)