Economic overview: Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters.
There is a potential source of income from harvesting fin fish and
krill. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in
the UK.
Budget:
revenues: $291,777
expenditures: $451,000, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988
est.)
Electricity:
capacity: 900 kW
production: 2 million kWh
consumption per capita: NA kWh (1992)
Transportation ———————
Highways: total: NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km
Ports: Grytviken
Airports: none
Communications ———————
Telephones: NA
Telephone system: domestic: NA international: coastal radiotelephone station at Grytviken