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| Type | Field | Previous value | Current value |
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| - Removed | $ |
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| + Added | Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 33 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text |
— | 1,000 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | TV service provided by a multi-channel service provider; radio provided by public broadcaster Falkland Islands Radio Service and the British Forces Broadcasting Service (2007) |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.text |
— | .fk |
| + Added | Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text |
— | 99% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 53 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text |
— | 2,000 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 184 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text |
— | 6,420 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Agricultural products.text |
— | fodder and vegetable crops; venison, sheep, dairy products; fish, squid |
| + Added | Economy.Economic overview.text |
— | British South American territorial economy; longstanding fishing industry; surging tourism prior to COVID-19 and Brexit; recent offshore hydrocarbon discoveries threaten ecotourism industries; no central bank and must h… |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text |
— | Falkland pounds (FKP) per US dollar - |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text |
— | 0.78 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text |
— | 0.727 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text |
— | 0.811 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text |
— | 0.805 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text |
— | 0.78 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.note |
— | note: top export commodities based on value in dollars over $500,000 |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.text |
— | shellfish, fish, wool, sheep and goat meat (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.note |
— | note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.text |
— | Spain 68%, Morocco 10%, USA 8%, Namibia 3%, Germany 2% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text |
— | $206.4 million (2015 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.note |
— | note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.text |
— | refined petroleum, aircraft parts, prefabricated buildings, plastic products, surveying equipment (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.note |
— | note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.text |
— | UK 68%, Greece 19%, Spain 11%, Netherlands 1%, NZ 0% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Industries.text |
— | fish and wool processing; tourism |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2014.text |
— | $63,000 (2014 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2015.text |
— | $70,800 (2015 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text |
— | 73.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text |
— | 26.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity.consumption.text |
— | 18.257 million kWh (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text |
— | 10,000 kW (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text |
— | 900,000 kWh (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text |
— | 200 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text |
— | 36,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text |
— | 36,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | 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… |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | overfishing by unlicensed vessels; grazing threatens important habitats; soil erosion from fires |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 93.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 93.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.forest.text |
— | 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 6.8% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text |
— | 0.53% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text |
— | 79.7% of total population (2023) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 12,173 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.note |
— | note: includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 12,173 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | 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… |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 1,288 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | Mount Usborne 705 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 51 45 S, 59 00 W |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | deeply indented coast provides good natural harbors; short growing season |
| + Added | Geography.Irrigated land.text |
— | NA |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 93.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 93.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.forest.text |
— | 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 6.8% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 500 km east of southern Argentina |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | South America |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.continental shelf.text |
— | 200 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive fishing zone.text |
— | 200 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | strong winds persist throughout the year |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss |
| + Added | Geography.Population distribution.text |
— | a very small population, with most residents living in and around Stanley |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains |
| + Added | Government.Capital.etymology.text |
— | named in 1844 after Edward SMITH-STANLEY, the 14th Earl of Derby |
| + Added | Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text |
— | 51 42 S, 57 51 W |
| + Added | Government.Capital.name.text |
— | Stanley |
| + Added | Government.Capital.time difference.text |
— | UTC-3 (2 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see United Kingdom |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.history.text |
— | previous 1985; latest entered into force 1 January 2009 (The Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | the archipelago takes its name from the Falkland Sound, the strait separating the two main islands; the channel was named after the Fifth Viscount of FALKLAND, who sponsored an expedition to the islands in 1690; the Spa… |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text |
— | none (administered by the UK; claimed by Argentina) |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text |
— | none (administered by the UK; claimed by Argentina) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text |
— | Executive Council elected by the Legislative Council |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text |
— | King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Colin MARTIN-REYNOLDS (since 29 July 2025) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text |
— | the monarchy is hereditary; monarch appoints the governor, who appoints the chief executive |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.head of government.text |
— | Chief Executive Andrea Patricia CLAUSEN (since 1 April 2025) |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | description: blue with the UK flag in the upper-left quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms centered on the right half of the flag; the coat of arms has a white ram above the ship "Desire" (whose crew discovered … |
| + Added | Government.Government type.text |
— | parliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK |
| + Added | Government.Independence.text |
— | none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina) |
| + Added | Government.International organization participation.text |
— | UPU |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.highest court(s).text |
— | Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, the chief justice as an ex officio non-resident member, and 2 justices of appeal); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice) |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.judge selection and term of office.text |
— | chief justice, court of appeal president, and justices appointed by the governor; tenure specified in each justice's instrument of appointment |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.note |
— | note: appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.subordinate courts.text |
— | Magistrate's Court (senior magistrate presides over civil and criminal divisions); Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | English common law and local statutes |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.electoral system.text |
— | plurality/majority |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.expected date of next election.text |
— | November 2025 |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.legislative structure.text |
— | unicameral |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.legislature name.text |
— | Legislative Assembly |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.most recent election date.text |
— | 12/11/2025 |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.number of seats.text |
— | 10 (8 directly elected, 2 appointed) |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.percentage of women in chamber.text |
— | 25% note: does not include the speaker |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.scope of elections.text |
— | full renewal |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.term in office.text |
— | 4 years |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).history.text |
— | official anthem, as a UK territory |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).lyrics/music.text |
— | unknown |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).title.text |
— | "God Save the King" |
| + Added | Government.National coat of arms.text |
— | the Falkland Islands adopted its coat of arms in 1948; the shield highlights the national symbol, the ram, which represents the country’s agricultural industry and stands on native tussock grass; English navigator John … |
| + Added | Government.National color(s).text |
— | red, white, blue |
| + Added | Government.National holiday.text |
— | Liberation Day, 14 June (1982) |
| + Added | Government.National symbol(s).text |
— | ram |
| + Added | Government.Political parties.text |
— | none; all independents |
| + Added | Government.Suffrage.text |
— | 18 years of age; universal |
| + Added | Introduction.Background.text |
— | 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 tu… |