1983 Edition

Agriculture

sheep and cattle grazing

main crops— sugar, copra, ginger, rice; major deficiency, grains

Aid

economic commitments — Western (non-US) countries (1980-81), $135 million

Airfields

1 usable with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m

16 total, 16 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways, 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 2 with runways 1,220-2,439

Branches

legislative authority rests jointly with Crown, acting through appointed High Commissioner, and 32-member provincial parliament (Lagting) in matters of strictly Faroese concern; executive power vested in Crown, acting through High Commissioner, but exercised by provincial cabinet responsible to provincial parliament

executive — Prime Minister and Cabinet; legislative — 52-member House of Representatives; 22-member appointed Senate; judicial — Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Magistrate's Courts

Army, Navy

Budget

(FY81) expenditures $98.8 million, revenues $98.8 million

(1981 est.) revenues $259 million; expenditures $239 million

Capital

Torshavn on the island of Streymoy

Suva, located on the south coast of the island of Viti Levu

Civil air

no major transport aircraft

1 DC-3 and 1 light aircraft

Communists

insignificant number

few, no figures available

Elections

held every four years; most recent, 8 November 1980 Political parties and leaders: Coalition, Pauli Ellefsen; Peoples, Jogvan Sundstein; Republican, Erlendur Patursson; Home Rule, Tobj0rn Poulsen; Progressive and Fishermen's, Adolf Hansen; Social Democratic, Atli Dam

every five years unless House dissolves earlier; last held July 1982

Electric power

66,600 kW capacity (1983); 195 million kWh produced (1983), 4,315 kWh per capita

298,500 kW capacity (1983); 317 million kWh produced (1983), 469 kWh per capita

Exports

$178.7 million (f.o.b., 1980); mostly fish and fish products

$280 million (f.o.b., 1981); 70% sugar; copra

Fiscal year

calendar year Communications

calendar year Communications

Fishing

catch 27 1 ,900 metric tons ( 1 980); exports, $162.3 million (1980)

GDP

$369.3 million (1980), about $8,799 per capita

$1.85 billion (1982), $1,852 per capita; annual growth rate, 0.5% (1979-82)

Government leader

Ratu Sir Kamisese Kapaiwai Tuimacilai MARA, Prime Minister

Government leaders

MARGRETHE II, Queen; Pauli ELLEFSEN, Lagmand (Chairman); Niels BENTSEN, Danish Governor

Highways

200 km

2,960 km total (1981); 390 km paved, 2, 150 km gravel, crushed stone, or stabilized soil surface; 420 unimproved earth

Imports

$222.1 million (c.i.f., 1980); machinery and transport equipment, petroleum and petroleum products, food products

$562 million (c.i.f., 1981); 24% manufactured goods, 20.0% machinery, 16.3% foodstuffs, 16% fuels

Inland waterways

203 km; 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges

Legal system

based on Danish law; Home Rule Act enacted 1948

based on British system

Major industries

sugar refining, tourism, gold, lumber, small industries

Major industry

fishing

Major trade partners

exports 21.3% Denmark, 13.4% UK, 12.4% FRG, 11.7% US (1980)

Australia, New Zealand, Japan, UK, Singapore, US

Member of

Nordic Council Economy

ADB, Colombo Plan, Commonwealth, EC (associate), FAO, G-77, GATT (de facto), IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, ISO, ITU, UN, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO Economy

Military budget

military budget for 1982, $17.0 million; 5% of central government budget

Military manpower

males 15-49 included with Denmark Coral Sea THALIA

males 15-49, 179,000; 99,000 fit for military service; 7,000 reach military age (18) annually

Monetary conversion rate

9.670 Danish kroner=US$l (November 1983)

.9612 Fiji dollar=US$l (30 November 1983)

National holiday

Fiji Day, 10 October

Official name

Fiji

Organized labor

about 50% of labor force organized into about 60 unions; unions organized along lines of work and ethnic origin Government

Political parties

Alliance, primarily Fijian, headed by Ratu Mara; National Federation, primarily Indian, headed by Jai Ram Reddy; Western United Front, Fijian, Ratu Osea Cauidi

Political subdivisions

1 districts, 49 communes, 1 town

14 provinces

Ports

1 minor

1 major, 6 minor

Railroads

none

644 km 0.610-meter narrow gauge; owned by Fiji Sugar Corp., Ltd.

Suffrage

universal, but not compulsory, over age 21

universal adult

Telecommunications

good international communications; fair domestic facilities; 20,400 telephones (46.3 per 100 popl.); 1 AM and 3 FM stations; 3 coaxial submarine cables Defense Forces Defense is the responsibility of Denmark

modern local, interisland, and international (wire/radio integrated) public and special-purpose telephone, telegraph, and teleprinter facilities; regional radio center; important COMPAC cable link between US/Canada and New Zealand/Australia, et al.; 37,515 telephones (6.0 per 100 popl.); 7 AM and 2 FM stations; no TV stations; 1 ground satellite station Defense Forces

Type

self-governing province within the Kingdom of Denmark; 2 representatives in Danish parliament

independent parliamentary state within Commonwealth; Elizabeth II recognized as chief of state

Voting strength

(1980 election) Coalition, 23.8%; Social Democratic, 21.7%; Republican, 17.0%; Peoples, 18.9%; Home Rule, 8.4%; Progressive and Fishermen's, 8.2%

(July 1 982) House of Representatives— (Alliance Party 28 seats; National Federation Party/Western United Front coalition 24 seats