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Falkland Islands
Background :
Although first sighted by an English navigator in 1592, the first landing (English) did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement (French) was not established until 1764. The colony was turned over to Spain two years later and the islands have since been the subject of a territorial dispute, first between Britain and Spain, then between Britain and Argentina. The UK asserted its claim to the islands by establishing a naval garrison there in 1833. Argentina invaded the islands on 2 April 1982. The British responded with an expeditionary force that landed seven weeks later and after fierce fighting forced an Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982.
Location :
Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
Geographic Coordinates Center :
51 45 S, 59 00 W (Latitude, Longtitude)
Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :
| West | -61.35 |
| North | -51.24 |
| East | -57.71 |
| South | -52.36 |
Map references :
America
Area :
| total | 12 173 | square km |
| land | 12 173 | square km |
| water | 0 | square km |
Coastline :
1288.00 km
Climate :
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 accumulate
Terrain :
rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains
Elevation extremes :
| lowest point | 0 | metres |
| highest point | 705 | metres |
Natural resources :
| calcified seaweed | fish |
| sphagnum moss | squid |
| wildlife |
Land use :
| arable land | 0.00 | % |
| permanent crops | 0.00 | % |
| other | 100.00 | % |
current issues :
overfishing by unlicensed vessels is a problem; reindeer were introduced to the islands in 2001 for commercial reasons; this is the only commercial reindeer herd in the world unaffected by the 1986 Chornobyl disaster
Population :
3 140
Indicators :
| Growth rate | 0.01 | % |
Religions :
| Christian | 67.20 | % |
| none | 31.50 | % |
| other | 1.30 | % |
Languages :
| English |
Country name :
| conventional short form | Falkland Islands |
Country Codes :
| ISO 3166 | FK |
| ISO Numeric | 238 |
| ISO3 | FLK |
| FIPS | FK |
| ccTLD | fk |
| English | Falkland Islands |
Capital :
| name | Stanley |
| geographic coordinates | 51 42 S, 57 51 W |
| time difference | -4.00 |
| daylight saving time | 1 |
National holiday :
Liberation Day
1982-06-14
Executive branch :
| Governor Alan HUCKLE | Queen ELIZABETH II |
GDP - Gross Domestic product :
| PPP - Purchasing Power Parity | 105 100 000 | $ |
| Official Exchange Rate | 105 100 000 | |
| PPP - per capita | 35 400 | $ |
GDP Composition by sector :
| agriculture | 95.00 | % |
Labor force - by occupation :
| agriculture | 95.00 | % |
| services | 5.00 | % |
Other Indicators :
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 3.60 | % |
Budget :
| revenues | 66 200 000 | $ |
| expenditures | 67 900 000 | $ |
Agriculture - products :
| dairy | fish |
| fodder | sheep |
| squid | vegetable crops |
Industries :
| fish and wool processing | tourism |
Energy :
| Electricity Production | 16 000 000 | kWh |
| Electricity Consumption | 14 880 000 | kWh |
| Oil Imports | 270 | bbl/day |
Value :
90 000 000 $
Commodities :
| building materials | clothing |
| food and drink | fuels |
Currency-code :
FKP
Currency-name :
Falkland pound
Communications :
| Telephons Main lines in use | 2 300 | |
| Telephons Mobile, Cellular | 3 000 | |
| FM Radio broadcast stations | 7 | |
| Television broadcast stations | 2 | |
| Internet Country code (ccTLD) | fk | |
| Internet Hosts | 90 | |
| Internet Users | 2 800 |
Transportation :
| Airports with paved runways | 2 | |
| Roadways - total | 440 | km |
| Roadways - paved | 50 | km |
| Roadways - unpaved | 390 | km |
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