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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Falkland Islands: The Falkland Islands ( es, Islas Malvinas) are an

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located in the South

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on the

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. The principal islands are about east of the

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n coast at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago which has an area of comprises

East Falkland East Falkland ( es, Isla Soledad) is the largest island of the Falklands in the South Atlantic, having an area of or 54% of the total area of the Falklands. The island consists of two main land masses, of which the more southerly is known as La ...

West Falkland West Falkland ( es, Isla Gran Malvina) is the second largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. It is a hilly island, separated from East Falkland by the Falkland Sound. Its area is , 37% of the total area of the islands. Its coastli ...

and 776 smaller islands. The islands, a

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, enjoy a large degree of internal self-government with the

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guaranteeing good government and taking responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. The capital is

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on East Falkland. Controversy exists over the Falklands' original discovery and subsequent colonisation by Europeans. At various times there have been French, British, Spanish, and Argentine settlements. Britain re-established its rule in 1833, though the islands continue to be

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. In 1982, following Argentina's invasion of the islands, the two-month-long undeclared

Falklands War The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...

between both countries resulted in the surrender of all Argentine forces and the return of the islands to British administration. The population, estimated at 2,841, primarily consists of native

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, the vast majority being of British descent. Other ethnicities include French,

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, and

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, and

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has reversed a former

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. The predominant and official language is English. Under the British Nationality Act of 1983, Falkland Islanders are legally

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. The islands lie on the boundary of the Subarctic maritime climate and Temperate maritime climate zones with both major islands having mountain ranges reaching to . The islands are home to large bird populations, although many no longer breed on the main islands because of the effects of introduced species. Major economic activities include

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, sheep farming with an emphasis on high-quality wool exports, and oil exploration. Oil exploration, licensed by the

Falkland Islands Government The politics of the Falkland Islands takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democratic dependency as set out by the constitution, whereby the Governor exercises the duties of head of state in th ...

, remains controversial as a result of maritime disputes with Argentina.

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country names: The

Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ...

, the

Falklands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ...

* Official English country name: The

Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2006
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(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s):

Falkland Island The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ...

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(s):

Falkland Islander Falkland may refer to: * Falkland, British Columbia, a community in Canada * Falkland, Nova Scotia, a community in Canada * Falkland Islands, an archipelago in the south Atlantic Ocean * Falkland, Fife, a former burgh in Fife, Scotland ** Falklan ...

, Falklander *

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: Name of the Falkland Islands *

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: FK, FLK, 238 *

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: See ISO 3166-2:FK *

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.fk .fk is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chai ...

Geography of the Falkland Islands

Geography of the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are located in the South Atlantic Ocean between 51°S and 53°S on a projection of the Patagonian Shelf, part of the South American continental shelf. In ancient geological time this shelf was part of Gondwana, and around 40 ...

* The Falkland Islands are: a

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and

consisting of

, and 776 smaller islands * Location: ** Southern Hemisphere and

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***

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, east of

but north east of the tip of

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. **

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: UTC-4, September–April UTC-3 ** Extreme points of the Falkland Islands *** High:

Mount Usborne Mount Usborne ( es, Cerro Alberdi) is a mountain on East Falkland. At above sea level, it is the highest point in the Falkland Islands. It is only taller than Mount Adam, the highest peak on West Falkland. The mountain is referenced by Charle ...

*** Low:

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0 m ** Land boundaries: ''none'' ** Coastline: 1,288 km * Population of the Falkland Islands: * * Area of the Falkland Islands: * Atlas of the Falkland Islands

Environment of the Falkland Islands

Climate of the Falkland Islands The climate of the Falkland Islands is cool and temperate, regulated by the large oceans which surround it. The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory located over from South America, to the north of the Antarctic convergence, where c ...

Geology of the Falkland Islands The geology of the Falkland Islands is described in several publications. The Falkland Islands are located on a projection of the Patagonian continental shelf. In ancient geological time this shelf was part of Gondwana, which around 400 million ...

Wildlife of the Falkland Islands The wildlife of the Falkland Islands is quite similar to that of Patagonia. The Falkland Islands have no native reptiles or amphibians, and the only native land mammal, the warrah, is now extinct. However, a large number of bird species have been ...

Fauna of the Falkland Islands Coleoptera * Carabidae ** Migadopini *** ''Lissopterus hyadesii falklandicus'' *** ''Lissopterus quadrinotatus'' *** ''Migadops latus lebruni'' *** ''Pseudomigadops falklandicus'' *** ''Pseudomigadops fuscus fuscus'' *** ''Pseudomigadops fusc ...

***

Birds of the Falkland Islands Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight s ...

*** Mammals of the Falkland Islands

Natural geographic features of the Falkland Islands

Islands of the Falkland Islands The following is a list of islands that form the Falkland Islands. Main islands Other islands Small archipelagos Jason Islands None of the Jason Islands are permanently inhabited. Highest islands List of Falkland Islands named ...

* Mountains of the Falkland Islands *

Rivers of the Falkland Islands Due its geography and geology, the Falkland Islands has no particularly large rivers. Those of some length tend to be sluggish, often ending in one of the frequent fjords or large inlets surrounding the Islands (such as San Carlos Water or By ...

* Valleys of the Falkland Islands * World Heritage Sites in the Falkland Islands: None *

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Regions of the Falkland Islands

Ecoregions of the Falkland Islands

List of ecoregions in the Falkland Islands

Administrative divisions of the Falkland Islands

= Municipalities of the Falkland Islands

= *

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of the Falkland Islands:

* Cities of the Falkland Islands

Demography of the Falkland Islands

Demographics of the Falkland Islands Demography () is the statistics, statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and Population dynamics, dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups ...

Government and politics of the Falkland Islands

Politics of the Falkland Islands The politics of the Falkland Islands takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democratic dependency as set out by the constitution, whereby the Governor exercises the duties of head of state in th ...

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dependency *

of the Falkland Islands:

Elections in the Falkland Islands The politics of the Falkland Islands takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democratic dependency as set out by the constitution, whereby the Governor exercises the duties of head of state in the ...

1949 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1949 was held in February 1949 to elect members to the Legislative Council through universal suffrage. It was the first election in the history of the Falkland Islands, electing four out of the twelve Counc ...

1952 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1952 was held in May and June 1952 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Four out of the twelve Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, two from Stanley and one each from East Falkland a ...

1956 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1956 was held in March and April 1956 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Four out of the twelve Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, two from Stanley and one each from East Falklan ...

1960 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1960 was held on 24 and 25 March 1960 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Four out of the twelve Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, two from Stanley and one each from East Falklan ...

1964 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1964 was held on 16 and 17 March 1964 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Four out of the ten Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, two from Stanley and one each from East Falkland a ...

1968 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1968 was held on 13–15 March 1968 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Four out of the ten Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, two from Stanley and one each from East Falkland and ...

1971 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1971 was held on 30 November – 2 December 1971 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Four out of the ten Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, two from Stanley and one each from East ...

1976 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1976 was held in 1976 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Four out of the ten Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, two from Stanley and one each from East Falkland and West Falkland ...

1977 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1977 was held on Thursday 6 October 1977 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Six Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, one from each constituency. The election took place just over ...

1981 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1981 was held on Thursday 1 October 1981 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Six Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, one from each constituency (Camp, East Falkland, East Stanley, ...

** 1985 Falkland Islands general election **

1989 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1989 was held on Thursday 12 October 1989 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Eight Councillors were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, four from each constituency (Camp and Sta ...

1993 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1993 was held on Thursday 14 October 1993 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Eight Councillors were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, four from each constituency (Camp and St ...

1997 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1997 was held on Thursday 9 October 1997 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Eight Councillors were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, five from the Stanley constituency and th ...

2001 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 2001 was held on Thursday 22 November 2001 to elect members to the Legislative Council through universal suffrage using block voting. Chief Executive Michael Blanch acted as Chief Counting Officer. The el ...

2005 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 2005 was held on Thursday 17 November 2005 to elect members to the Legislative Council. It would be the last general election in the Falkland Islands before the new constitution came into force, which rep ...

2009 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 2009 was held on Thursday 5 November 2009 to elect members to the Legislative Assembly. It was the first general election in the Falkland Islands since the new constitution came into force on 1 January 20 ...

2013 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 2013 was held on Thursday 7 November 2013 to elect all eight members of the Legislative Assembly (five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency) through universal suffrage usin ...

2017 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 2017 was held on Thursday 9 November 2017 to elect all eight members of the Legislative Assembly (five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency) through universal suffrage using ...

2021 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 2021 was held on Thursday 4 November 2021 to elect all eight members of the Legislative Assembly (five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency) through universal suffrage usin ...

Referendums in the Falkland Islands {{short description, None Following is a list of referendums held in the Falkland Islands: *1986 Falkland Islands status referendum *2001 Falkland Islands electoral system referendum * 2011 Falkland Islands electoral system referendum *2013 Falkla ...

1986 Falkland Islands status referendum An unofficial status referendum was held in the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1986. The result was 96% in favour of continued British sovereignty, with 88% of registered voters taking part.2001 Falkland Islands electoral system referendum The Falkland Islands general election of 2001 was held on Thursday 22 November 2001 to elect members to the Legislative Council through universal suffrage using block voting. Chief Executive Michael Blanch acted as Chief Counting Officer. The e ...

2011 Falkland Islands electoral system referendum A referendum on reforming the voting system was held in the Falkland Islands on 3 November 2011.2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum A referendum on political status was held in the Falkland Islands on 10–11 March 2013. The Falkland Islanders were asked whether or not they supported the continuation of their status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom in view of A ...

2020 Falkland Islands electoral system referendum A referendum on reforming the electoral system was held in the Falkland Islands on 24 September 2020, after being postponed from 26 March 2020 following the Coronavirus pandemic. Voters were asked if they wanted to replace the two existing electo ...

List of Falkland Islands by-elections This is a list of by-elections to the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands. The Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands was founded on 13 November 1845, originally as an entirely appointed body. The first ...

* Political parties in the Falkland Islands

Branches of the government of the Falkland Islands

Government of the Falkland Islands The politics of the Falkland Islands takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democratic dependency as set out by the constitution, whereby the Governor exercises the duties of head of state in th ...

Executive branch of the government of the Falkland Islands

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** Monarch's representative:

Governor of the Falkland Islands The governor of the Falkland Islands is the representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands, acting "in His Majesty's name and on His Majesty's behalf" as the islands' ''de facto'' head of state in the absence of the British monarch ...

Alison Blake Alison Mary Blake is a British diplomat who is currently serving as Governor of the Falkland Islands, Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Commissioner of the South Georgia and the ...

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Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands The Chief Executive of the Falklands Islands is head of the public service responsible for the efficient and effective management of the Falkland Islands Government. The appointment, role and powers of the chief executive are set out in the Cons ...

, Andy Keeling *

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Executive Council of the Falkland Islands The Executive Council of the Falkland Islands is the policy making body of the Government of the Falkland Islands, exercising executive power by advising the Governor. It has an equivalent role to that of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom. T ...

** 3 members elected by the Legislative Assembly ** 2 ''

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'' members *** the Chief Executive *** the Director of Finance ** the

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Legislative branch of the government of the Falkland Islands

Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands The Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands is the unicameral legislature of the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The Legislative Assembly replaced the Legislative Council (which had existed since 1845) when the new Con ...

(

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) **

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Keith Biles Keith Robert Biles JP is a British-born Falkland Islands banker and politician who has served as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands since his election in 2009. Early life and career Biles was born in the UK but move ...

Judicial branch of the government of the Falkland Islands

Court system of the Falkland Islands *

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** Falkland Islands Court of Appeal ***

Supreme Court of the Falkland Islands The politics of the Falkland Islands takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democratic dependency as set out by the constitution, whereby the Governor exercises the duties of head of state in th ...

**** Magistrate's Court of the Falkland Islands *****

Summary Court of the Falkland Islands The politics of the Falkland Islands takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democratic dependency as set out by the constitution, whereby the Governor exercises the duties of head of state in th ...

Foreign relations of the Falkland Islands

Foreign relations of the Falkland Islands * None - though self-governing, the Falkland Islands are an

overseas territory of the United Kingdom The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remnants of the former Bri ...

, and therefore all foreign relations in regards to it are conducted by the UK. See also

Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands ( es, Islas Malvinas) is disputed by Argentina and the United Kingdom. The British claim to sovereignty dates from 1690, when they made the first recorded landing on the islands, and the United Kingdom has exe ...

. ** Diplomatic missions in the Falkland Islands: none ** Diplomatic missions of the Falkland Islands: none

International organization membership

The government of the Falkland Islands is a member of: *

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Law and order in the Falkland Islands

Law of the Falkland Islands *

Constitution of the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands Constitution is a predominantly codified constitution documented primarily within the ''Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008'', a statutory instrument of the United Kingdom. The Constitution, in its present form, was made ...

* Crime in the Falkland Islands *

Human rights in the Falkland Islands The legal protection of human rights in the Falkland Islands is guaranteed by Chapter I of the Constitution of the Falkland Islands. The wording is broadly taken from documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Co ...

LGBT rights in the Falkland Islands Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands enjoy most of the same rights as non-LGBT people. Marriage and civil partnerships have been open to both opposite-sex and same-sex co ...

Law enforcement in the Falkland Islands The Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the Falkland Islands. The current Chief Police Officer is Superintendent Michael Luke. The Falkland Islands Police Force was granted t ...

Military of the Falkland Islands

Military of the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory and, as such, rely on the United Kingdom for the guarantee of their security. The other UK territories in the South Atlantic, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, fall under the pro ...

* Command ** Commander-in-chief: * Forces ** Army of the Falkland Islands **

Navy of the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory and, as such, rely on the United Kingdom for the guarantee of their security. The other UK territories in the South Atlantic, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, fall under the pr ...

** Air Force of the Falkland Islands * Military history of the Falkland Islands * Military ranks of the Falkland Islands

Local government in the Falkland Islands

History of the Falkland Islands

History of the Falkland Islands The history of the Falkland Islands ( es, Islas Malvinas) goes back at least five hundred years, with active exploration and colonisation only taking place in the 18th century. Nonetheless, the Falkland Islands have been a matter of controversy ...

* Timeline of the history of the Falkland Islands * Current events of the Falkland Islands *

* Military history of the Falkland Islands

Culture of the Falkland Islands

Culture of the Falkland Islands The culture of the Falkland Islands is essentially analogous to that of British culture. The Falkland Islands have a large non-native born population, mainly white and from England (and to a much lesser extent, other parts of the British Isles), b ...

Architecture of the Falkland Islands The culture of the Falkland Islands is essentially analogous to that of British culture. The Falkland Islands have a large non-native born population, mainly white and from England (and to a much lesser extent, other parts of the British Isles), b ...

* Humour in the Falkland Islands * Languages of the Falkland Islands * National symbols of the Falkland Islands **

Coat of arms of the Falkland Islands The coat of arms of the Falkland Islands is the heraldic device consisting of a shield charged with a ram on tussock grass in a blue field at the top and a sailing ship on white and blue wavy lines underneath. Adopted in 1948, it has been the co ...

Flag of the Falkland Islands The current flag of the Falkland Islands was adopted on 25 January 1999 and consists of a defaced Blue Ensign, with the Union Flag in the canton and the Falkland Islands coat-of-arms in the fly. History The Falkland Islands have been claim ...

** National anthem of the Falkland Islands * People of the Falkland Islands *

Public holidays in the Falkland Islands Public holidays in the Falkland Islands are determined by the Executive Council of the Falkland Islands. There are currently nine annual public holidays in force in the Falklands, with several other observances throughout the year. When a public ho ...

* Religion in the Falkland Islands ** Sikhism in the Falkland Islands * World Heritage Sites in the Falkland Islands: None

Art in the Falkland Islands

* Music of the Falkland Islands

Sports in the Falkland Islands

Sports in the Falkland Islands * Football in the Falkland Islands

Economy and infrastructure of the Falkland Islands

Economy of the Falkland Islands The economy of the Falkland Islands, which first involved sealing, whaling and provisioning ships, became heavily dependent on sheep farming from the 1870s to 1980. It then diversified and now has income from tourism, commercial fishing, and serv ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 223rd (two hundred and twenty third) *

Falkland Islands Development Corporation The Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) is a quasi-autonomous, government-established, largely self-funding body responsible for encouraging the economic development of the Falkland Islands. It was set up in 1984 and is mainly funded f ...

Communications in the Falkland Islands Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Radio and television * Radio: Radio services provided by the public broadcaster, Falkland Islands Radio Service, broadcasting on ...

** Internet in the Falkland Islands * Companies of the Falkland Islands * Currency of the Falkland Islands:

Pound Pound or Pounds may refer to: Units * Pound (currency), a unit of currency * Pound sterling, the official currency of the United Kingdom * Pound (mass), a unit of mass * Pound (force), a unit of force * Rail pound, in rail profile Symbols * Po ...

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

: FKP * Tourism in the Falkland Islands *

Transport in the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands currently has three primary means of transport - road, sea and air. However, in 1946, when Sir Miles Clifford arrived as governor, there were no air services, no roads outside Stanley and an indifferent sea service. Sir Miles ...

** Airports in the Falkland Islands **

Rail transport in the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands currently has three primary means of transport - road, sea and air. However, in 1946, when Sir Miles Clifford arrived as governor, there were no air services, no roads outside Stanley and an indifferent sea service. Sir Miles ...

Education in the Falkland Islands

Education in the Falkland Islands Education in the Falkland Islands is free and compulsory up to the end of the academic year when a child reaches 16 years of age. The Falklands follows the English education system. Primary and secondary education There are two schools in Stan ...