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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
| Flag |  |
| Capital | name: Stanley geographic coordinates: 51 42 S, 57 41 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends third Sunday in April |
| Population | 3,105 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | -4 |
| Location | Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina see map |
| Area | total: 12,173 sq km land: 12,173 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands |
| Ethnic groups | British |
| Religions | primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist |
| Languages | English |
| Government type | NA |
| National holiday | Liberation Day, 14 June (1982) |
| Constitution | 3 October 1985; amended 1997 and 1998 |
| Legal system | English common law |
| 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. |
| Internet country code | .fk |
