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Entity :
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Main prefix :
VP8
Time zone :
-3 h
Continent :
South America
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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Coin
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Flag description
Blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms in a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a white ram (sheep raising is the major economic activity) above the sailing ship Desire (whose crew discovered the islands) with a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto DESIRE THE RIGHT.
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Capital:
Stanley
Administrative divisions:
none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)
Population:
3,105 (July 2007 est.)
Languages:
English
Geographic coordinates:
51° 45' S, 59° 00' W
Area total:
12,173 sq. km includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands
Land area:
12,173 sq. km
Water area:
0 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
1,288 km
Elevation extremes:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Mount Usborne 705 m
Internet country code:
.fk
Currency:
Falkland pound (FKP)
Name - conventional long form:
none
Name - conventional short form:
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Name - local short form:
Falkland
Independence:
none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)
Constitution:
3 October 1985, amended 1997 and 1998
Government type:
NA
Dependency status:
overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina
National holiday:
Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)