Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
30.42 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
83.8% (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
6.78 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
161.20 (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$-1.011 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2023
$25.163 billion (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$18.082 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
47.4% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
13.8% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
70.7% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
53.2% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
19.0% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
5.2% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
18.6% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
63.9% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$29,414 (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$38.144 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$98.929 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2024
33.90 (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
26.2% (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
2.9% (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$20.301 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
3.9% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Labor force
2,012,582 (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Population below poverty line
9.4% (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2023
40.1% of GDP (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$98.929 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
7.5% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
11.2% of GDP (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$6.157 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
28.7% of GDP (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
12.1% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
31.9% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
29.2% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
30.3% (2025, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - rural areas
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - urban areas
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Environment: Climate
variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Environment: Environmental issues
damage to native wildlife from imported animals
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
34.1% (2023, World Bank)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
4.4% (2023, World Bank)
Environment: Land use: forest
40.6% (2023, World Bank)
Environment: Land use: other
100% (2018 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
61.2% (2025, World Bank)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly larger than Rhode Island
Geography: Area: land
3,903 sq km
Geography: Area: water
0 sq km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
54 30 S, 37 00 W
Geography: Geography - note
the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage
Geography: Irrigated land
0 sq km (2022)
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: other
100% (2018 est.)
Geography: Map references
Antarctic Region
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
Geography: Terrain
most of the islands are rugged and mountainous rising steeply from the sea; South Georgia is largely barren with steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes
Government: Country name: abbreviation
SGSSI
Government: Country name: conventional short form
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Government: Country name: etymology
Captain James COOK originally named it "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 in honor of British King GEORGE III; the word "South" was later added to distinguish these islands from the other Sandwich Islands, now known as the Hawaiian Islands
Government: Dependency status
overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by a commissioner, who is concurrently governor of the Falkland Islands, representing the British monarch
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US
none (administered by the UK, claimed by Argentina)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US
none (administered by the UK, claimed by Argentina)
Government: Flag
description: blue with the UK flag in the upper-left quadrant; the islands' coat of arms is centered on the right half of the flag and has a green shield with a golden lion holding a torch; a fur seal is to the left of the shield and a Macaroni penguin to the right; a reindeer appears above the crest, and below the shield on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let the Lion Protect its Own Land) meaning: the lion represents the UK and discovery; the seal, penguin, and reindeer are native to the islands
Government: International organization participation
UPU
Government: Legal system
the laws of the UK apply
Introduction: Background
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908 -- except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th- and early 20th-century whaling station. Famed explorer Ernest SHACKLETON stopped there in 1914 en route to his ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica on foot. He returned some 20 months later with a few companions in a small boat and arranged a successful rescue for the rest of his crew, which was stranded off the Antarctic Peninsula. He died in 1922 on a subsequent expedition and is buried in Grytviken. Today, the station houses scientists from the British Antarctic Survey. Recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK extended the exclusive fishing zone in 1993, from 12 nm to 200 nm around each island.
Military and Security: Military - note
defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2025
1.9% of GDP (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
20.5% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
63.5% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
16.0% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Birth rate
11.29 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Contraceptive prevalence rate
39.3% (2018, World Bank)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
6.9% of GDP (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Death rate
11.84 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
97.3% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
4.04 (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
6.80 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
8.10 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
7.50 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
79.23 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
69.75 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: female
99.6% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: male
99.8% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
99.7% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
20.00 (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Physician density
5.64 (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Population
3,935,766 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population growth rate
3.2% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population: female
2,100,569 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population: male
1,835,197 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
90.7% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.80 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
3.3% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
61.2% (2025, World Bank)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs
300,439 (2025, UNHCR)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
26,522 (2025, UNHCR)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons
480 (2025, UNHCR)
Transportation: Heliports
1 (2025)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Grytviken, Prince Olav Harbor, Stromness Harbor
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
0
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
1
Transportation: Ports: small
0
Transportation: Ports: total ports
3 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
3
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