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Falkland Islands
Motto: "Desire the Right"
Anthem: God Save the Queen  (official)
Song of the Falklands [a]
Location of the Falkland Islands.
Location of the Falkland Islands.
Capital
and largest city
Stanley
51°42′S 57°51′W / 51.700°S 57.850°W / -51.700; -57.850
Official languagesEnglish
Demonym(s)Falkland Islander
GovernmentBritish Overseas Territory[b]
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
• Governor
Nigel Haywood[2]
Keith Padgett[3]
• Responsible Minister (UK)
Hugo Swire MP
LegislatureLegislative Assembly
Establishment
1833
1841
1981[c]
2002
2009
Area
• Total
12,173 km2 (4,700 sq mi) (162nd)
• Water (%)
0
Population
• 2012 estimate
2,932[4] (220th)
• Density
0.26/km2 (0.7/sq mi) (241st)
GDP (PPP)2005 estimate
• Total
$75 million (223rd)
• Per capita
$55,400[5] (7th)
HDI (2008)0.933[6]
very high
CurrencyFalkland Islands pound[d] (FKP)
Time zoneUTC−3 (FKST[e])
Drives onleft
Calling code500
ISO 3166 codeFK
Internet TLD.fk
  1. ^ Song of the Falklands is used as the islands' anthem at sporting events.
  2. ^ Parliamentary democratic dependency under constitutional monarchy.
  3. ^ Interrupted by Argentine military government in 1982.
  4. ^ Fixed to the Pound sterling (GBP).
  5. ^ The Falklands has been on FKST year-round since September 2010.[7]
Falkland Islands
Motto: "Desire the right"
Anthem: God Save the Queen  (official)
Song of the Falklands [a]
Location of the Falkland Islands.
Location of the Falkland Islands.
Capital
and largest city
Stanley
51°42′S 57°51′W / 51.700°S 57.850°W / -51.700; -57.850
Official languagesEnglish
Demonym(s)Falkland Islander
GovernmentBritish Overseas Territory[b]
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
• Governor
Nigel Haywood[9]
Keith Padgett[10]
• Responsible Minister (UK)
Hugo Swire MP
LegislatureLegislative Assembly
Establishment
1833
1841
1981[c]
2002
2009
Area
• Total
12,173 km2 (4,700 sq mi) (162nd)
• Water (%)
0
Population
• 2012 estimate
2,932[4] (220th)
• Density
0.26/km2 (0.7/sq mi) (241st)
GDP (PPP)2007 estimate
• Total
$164.5 million[5] (222nd)
• Per capita
$55,400[5] (9th)
Gini (2010)34.17[11]
medium inequality (64th)
HDI (2010)0.874[12]
very high (20th)
CurrencyFalkland Islands pound[d] (FKP)
Time zoneUTC−3 (FKST[e])
Drives onleft
Calling code500
ISO 3166 codeFK
Internet TLD.fk
  1. ^ Song of the Falklands is used as the islands' anthem at sporting events.
  2. ^ Parliamentary democratic dependency under constitutional monarchy.
  3. ^ Interrupted by Argentine military government in 1982.
  4. ^ Fixed to the Pound sterling (GBP).
  5. ^ The Falklands has been on FKST year-round since September 2010.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Joshua Project. "Ethnic People Groups of Falkland Islands". Joshua Project. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HaywoodGovernor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Robertson, Janet (6 March 2012). "New Chief Executive for Falkland Islands Governmen". Penguin News. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Falkland Islands Census 2012: Headline results" (PDF). Falkland Islands Government. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  5. ^ a b c 2002 estimate. "CIA World Factbook 2012". cia.gov. Retrieved 2013-01-04. Cite error: The named reference "CIA" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ Filling Gaps in the Human Development Index, United Nations ESCAP, February 2009
  7. ^ "Falkland Islands will remain on summer time throughout 2011". MercoPress. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  8. ^ Joshua Project. "Ethnic People Groups of Falkland Islands". Joshua Project. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  9. ^ Central Intelligence Agency 2011, p. "Falkland Islands (Malvinas) - Government".
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Padgett was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Avakov 2013, p. 54.
  12. ^ Avakov 2013, p. 47.
  13. ^ "Falkland Islands will remain on summer time throughout 2011". MercoPress. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
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