Natural resources: fish
Land use:
arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 98%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: NA
Geographic note: archipelago of 18 inhabited islands and a few
uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes
in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to
small coastal lowlands
People ———
Population: 43,857 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 24% (male 5,461; female 5,280)
15-64 years: 62% (male 14,488; female 12,617)
65 years and over: 14% (male 2,661; female 3,350) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: -1.8% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 13.91 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)