Fauklan Isles
a airchipelago in the Sooth Atlantic Ocean
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The Fauklan Isles (Inglis: Falkland Islands; Spaingie: Islas Malvinas [malˈβinas]) are a airchipelago in the Sooth Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonie Shelf. The principal islands are aboot 300 mile (480 km) east o Sooth Americae's soothren Patagonie coast, at a latitude o aboot 52°S. The airchipelago, wi a area o 4,700 square mile (12,000 km2), comprises East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 smaller islands. As a Breetish overseas territory, the Fauklan Isles hae internal sel-govrenance, an the Unitit Kinrick taks responsibility for their defence an foreign affairs. The islands' caipital is Stanley on East Falkland.
Falkland Islands | |
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Motto: "Desire the Right" | |
Location o the Fauklan Isles | |
Status | Breetish Owerseas Territory |
Caipital | Stanley 51°42′S 57°51′W / 51.700°S 57.850°W |
Lairgest lairgest dounset | capital |
Offeecial leids | Inglis |
Demonym(s) | Falkland Islander |
Govrenment | Pairlamentar dependency unner a constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
• Govrenor | Colin Roberts |
Keith Padgett | |
• UK meenister responsible | Hugo Swire MP |
Legislatur | Legislative Assembly |
Establishment | |
1833 | |
1841 | |
1981 | |
2002 | |
2009 | |
Aurie | |
• Total | 12,200 km2 (4,700 sq mi) (162nt) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
Population | |
• 2012 estimate | 2,932[1] (220t) |
• Density | 0.26[1]/km2 (0.7/sq mi) (241st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate |
• Total | $164.5 million[2] (222nt) |
• Per capita | $55,400[2] (10t) |
Gini (2010) | 34.17[3] medium · 64t |
HDI (2010) | 0.874[4] verra heich · 20th |
Currency | Fauklans poond[b] (FKP) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (FKST[c]) |
Drivin side | left |
Cawin code | +500 |
ISO 3166 code | FK |
Internet TLD | .fk |
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References
eedit- ↑ a b "Falkland Islands Census 2012: Headline results" (PDF). Falkland Islands Government. 10 September 2012. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ a b "Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived frae the original on 1 Februar 2010. Retrieved 10 Julie 2013.
- ↑ Avakov 2013, p. 54.
- ↑ Avakov 2013, p. 47.
- ↑ "Falkland Islands will remain on summer time throughout 2011". MercoPress. 31 Mairch 2011. Retrieved 4 Februar 2012.
- ↑ Joshua Project. "Ethnic People Groups of Falkland Islands". Joshua Project. Retrieved 28 Februar 2010.
Freemit airtins
eedit- Wikimedia Atlas o Falkland Islands
- Falkland Islands Government (offeecial steid)
- Falkland Islands Development Corporation (offeecial steid)
- Falkland Islands News Network (official site)
- Falkland Islands Profile (BBC)