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Falkland Islands - South America



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
3,105 (July 2007 est.)total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Ethnic groupsReligions
Britishprimarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist
LanguagesLiteracy
EnglishNA


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
NA Stanley
IndependanceNational day
none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
ConstitutionLegal system
3 October 1985; amended 1997 and 1998English common law


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
NANA%
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$25,000 (2002 est.)full employment; labor shortage (2001)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%3.6% (1998)
ExportsImports
$125 million (2004 est.)$90 million (2004 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
Falkland pound (FKP)
Military expenditures
NA


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina 12,173 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; average annual rainfall is 24 inches in Stanley; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulatefish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
0 (2001).fk
Internet hostsInternet users
103 (2006)1,900 (2002)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
5 (2006)
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
440 km