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Falkland Islands

Flag of Falkland Islands
Region
Americas · South America
Capital
Stanley
Population
3,142 (2021)
Government
parliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK
Currency
Falkland Islands pound (FKP)
Official languages
English
Spoken languages
English 89%, Spanish 7.7%, other 3.3% (2006 est.)
Written scripts
Latin
Area
12,173 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
No

Trade profile

Key exports
shellfish, fish, wool, sheep and goat meat (2023)
Key imports
refined petroleum, aircraft parts, prefabricated buildings, plastic products, surveying equipment (2023)
Natural resources
fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss
Primary route
Atlantic services to Europe and North America
Secondary route
Asia services via the Panama Canal or Cape of Good Hope

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.