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Falkland Islands

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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

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 :

125 000 000 $

Commodities :

fish hides
meat squid
wool

Value :

90 000 000 $

Commodities :

building materials clothing
food and drink fuels

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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