Falkland Islands

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PROFILE
  • Area: 12,173 sq. km (4,700 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 2,931 (2014 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 0.01% (2014 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 77.9 years (2016)
  • Languages: English 89%, Spanish 7.7%
  • Religions: Christian 66%, none 32%, other 2%
  • Alternate names: Colony of the Falkland Islands, Islas Malvinas
  • Government type: parliamentary democracy; self-governing overseas territory of the UK
  • Leaders: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II; head of government: Chief Executive Keith PADGETT
  • Capital: Stanley
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $55,400 (2002 est.)
  • Exports: wool, hides, meat, venison, fish, squid
  • Imports: fuel, food and drink, building materials, clothing
  • Currency: Falkland pound (FKP)
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