Falkland Islands
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Summary
Falkland Islands is a British overseas territory[1]. It draws 46,361 Wikipedia views per month (british overseas territory category, ranking #2 of 14).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: United Kingdom[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Continent: South America[6]
- Instance of: disputed territory[7]
- Head of state: Charles III[8], Alison Blake[9]
- Capital: Stanley[10]
- Official language: British English[11]
- Currency: Falkland Islands pound[12]
- Top-level Internet domain: .fk[13]
- Anthem: God Save the King[14], Song of the Falklands[15]
- Flag: flag of the Falkland Islands[16]
- Legislative body: Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands[17]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of the Falkland Islands[18]
- Commons category: Falkland Islands[19]
- Licence plate code: FX[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC−03:00[21]
- Telephone country code: +500[22]
- Unicode character: 🇫🇰[23]
- Inception: January 3, 1833[24]
- Highest point: Mount Usborne[25]
- Coordinate location: -51.73, -59.22[26]
- Located in/on physical feature: Falkland Islands[27]
- Public holiday: June 14[28]
- Official website: https://www.falklands.gov.fk/[29]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include 2931[30], 4550[31], 2955[32], and 3398[33].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Falkland Islands include Falkland Islanders[34], a human population[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport[37], an international airport[38], in Argentina[39]; Malvinas Argentinas Partido[40], a partido of Buenos Aires Province[41], in Argentina[42], founded in 1994[43]; Falkland Current[44], an ocean current[45]; and Malvinas Argentinas[46], a human settlement[47], in Argentina[48].
Why It Matters
Falkland Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for it include Falkland Islanders[34], a human population[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport[37], an international airport[38], in Argentina[39]; Malvinas Argentinas Partido[40], a partido of Buenos Aires Province[41], in Argentina[42], founded in 1994[43]; Falkland Current[44], an ocean current[45]; and Malvinas Argentinas[46], a human settlement[47], in Argentina[48].