| Official name | Falkland Islands |
| Name in local language | Falkland Islands (en) |
| Continent | Americas |
| Subcontinent | South America |
| Population (ranking: 245e) | 3,617 inhabitants (2019) |
| Population growth | 2.10 % / year |
| Area | 12,173 km² |
| Density | 0.30 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 228e) | 0.193 billions $USD (2017) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 55,620 $USD (2017) |
| GDP growth | 1.20 % / year (2017) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 77.90 years (2012) |
| Birth rate | 10.90 ‰ (2012) |
| Fertility rate | 0.00 children / woman (2018) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 4.90 ‰ (2012) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 0.00 ‰ (2018) |
| Literacy rate | 100.00 % (2019) |
| Official languages | English |
| Currency | Falklands Pound (£ FKP) |
| HDI (ranking: 21e) | 0.933 / 1 (2008) |
| EPI (ranking) | 0.00 (2018) |
| Government | British Overseas Territory. Claimed by Argentina |
| Head of State | Queen Elizabeth II ; Governor Nigel Phillips |
| National Day | 21 April (Queen's birthday in 1926) |
| ISO Codes | FK, FLK |
| Demonym | Falkland Islander |
| Tourists (ranking) | 55,600 people (2016) |
An Argentine claim still relevant
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago of the South Atlantic belonging to the United Kingdom, located off Argentina, north-east of the eastern end of Tierra del Fuego, and to 1 216 km from the north end of the Antarctic Peninsula. They form a British overseas territory. The archipelago is composed of two main islands, the West Falkland and East Falkland separated by a wide channel, the Falkland Sound, as well as 778 islands and islets.
They are claimed by Argentina and were the stake of a military confrontation, the Falklands War, between the two countries in 1982. Argentina continues to claim, with the UN in particular, the possession of this archipelago. The United Kingdom repulsed an attack in 1982, after Argentine soldiers invaded the islands.
The different names of this archipelago, Falkland Islands in English, Malouines in French and Islas Malvinas in Spanish, derive from the different nations that once occupied this territory. Since 1833, it is therefore an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
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Urban areas (2016)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Stanley | 2,634 inhabitants |