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Capital Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) : |
Stanley .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
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| Climate Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; average annual rainfall is 24 inches in Stanley; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate .
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| Life expectancy Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| NA years .
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| Fertility rate Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| NA children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| NA .
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| Population Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| 2,967 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| 12,173 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| 2,400 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| 0 (2001) .
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| International Country Code Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| 500.
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| Sex ratio total Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
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| Sex Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) ratio under 15 :
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| Sex Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) ratio 15 64 :
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| Sex Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) ratio 65 :
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| Current account balance Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
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| HIV Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| NA |
| Literacy Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
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| House hold income lowest than 10% Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| NA |
| Inflation Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| 3.6% (1998) |
| Unemployment Rate Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| full employment; labor shortage (2001) |
| Internet Users Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| NA; however one-half of all households are reported to have internet access (2002) |
| Location Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina |
| Geographic Coordinates Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| 51 45 S, 59 00 W |
| Religion Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist |
| Administrative region Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina) |
| Terrain Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains |
| Elevation extremes lowest Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| Mount Usborne 705 m |
| Natural resources Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss |
| Land use arable land Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| 0% |
| Land use permanentcrops Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| 0% |
| Irrigated land Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| strong winds persist throughout the year |
| Environment current issues Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| overfishing by unlicensed vessels is a problem; reindeer were introduced to the islands in 2001 for commercial reasons; this is the only commercial reindeer herd in the world unaffected by the Chornobyl disaster |
| Geography note Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) :
| deeply indented coast provides good natural harbors; short growing season |
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