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 | The FALKLAND ISLANDSgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Falkland Islands ; Islas Malvinas |
| country code ISO: FK //; - FIPS: FK |
| location: Southwestern Atlantic Ocean |
| time zone: -4 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 12173 sq.km = 4700 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North/South: 52° S / East/West: 59° W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Southwestern Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: cool maritime |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet |
| type of government: dependent territory of the United Kingdom |
| capital: Stanley |
| administrative division: none |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1996): 2,607 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 2,826 ; 2001: 2,800 |
| population density: 0,2 per sq.km = 0,6 per sq.mi |
| population growth: -0,4% // ; doubling time: not applicable; stable population |
| birth rate: 8 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): per 1000 |
| life expectancy: years (male: ; female: ) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: % //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years: % |
| urbanisation: 64% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 100% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: English |
| languages: English |
| religious affiliation: Christian (predominantly Anglican, Protestant) |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 99% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Falkland pound = 10 pence ; in parity with GB pound |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD per capita |
| import: USD 17000 per capita //; - export: USD 4200 per capita |
| trade: USD 14500 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: GB |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 43% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: known; amount is of no importance |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: % //; - grass land: 98% //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 95% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: wool, milk, mutton and lamb; fish (Patagonian toothfish, Patagonian squid) |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 4,4 / goats: / horses: 1,3 / poultry: / sheep: 686 - 710 |
| fish catch: 39146 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 0% //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: wool spinning and knitting factory |
| mining products: none |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 5% //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 81 km //; - of which paved: % //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 1250 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 200 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mt. Usborne 705 m, Mt. Adam 700 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or of no importance |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: none, or of no importance |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: unknown |
| caves: longest system: none / deepest: |
| islands: see the separate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| discovered 1592 by John Davis; belonged from 1764-1767 to France; then as "Islas Malvinas" |
| from 1767-1816 to Spain, from 1816-1843 to Argentina ; and since 1843 to the United Kingdom |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing some statistics of the islands
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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Latest modification of this page on 2004-02-08 by Jan Lahmeyer
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