Falkland Islands, South America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
Image of Stanley, capital city of Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands Flag
Falkland Islands is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the South America sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Easy learning about Falkland Islands | |
| Falkland Islands is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean South America Americas Continent |
| Overseas territory of | United Kingdom |
| Falkland Islands has a population of | 3,477 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Falkland Islands are called Falkland Islanders |
| The country’s total area is | 12,173 Km2 ( 7,564 sq mi) |
| Falkland Islands ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Falkland Islands Capital city | Stanley |
| Falkland Islands Climate | cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; average annual rainfall is 60 cm in Stanley; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but typically does not accumulate |
| Most predominant religion | Christian |
| Currency name & code | Pound (FKP) |
| Internet ccTLD | .fk |
| Falkland Islands calling code | +500 |
Falkland Islands administrative divisions
administered by the UK
- claimed by Argentina
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