Difference between revisions of "Falkland Islands"
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|linking_name = the Falkland Islands<!--for wikilinks – don't remove "the"--> | |linking_name = the Falkland Islands<!--for wikilinks – don't remove "the"--> | ||
|status = [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] | |status = [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] | ||
− | |image_flag = | + | |image_flag = FalklandsFlag.png |
− | |image_coat = | + | |image_coat = FalklandsCoat.png |
|symbol_type = Coat of arms | |symbol_type = Coat of arms | ||
|symbol_width = 70px | |symbol_width = 70px | ||
− | |national_motto = <!--speechmarks (quotation):-->" | + | |national_motto = <!--speechmarks (quotation):-->"Desire the Right" |
− | |national_anthem = " | + | |national_anthem ="God Save the Queen" {{small|(official)}}<br />"Song of the Falklands" |
− | + | |capital = Port Stanley | |
− | + | ||
− | |capital = | + | |
|largest_settlement = capital | |largest_settlement = capital | ||
|largest_settlement_type = largest settlement | |largest_settlement_type = largest settlement | ||
− | |official_languages = | + | |official_languages = English |
|ethnic_groups = | |ethnic_groups = | ||
− | |ethnic_groups_year = | + | |ethnic_groups_year = |
− | |demonym = | + | |demonym = Falkland Islander |
− | |government_type = | + | |government_type = Parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy |
− | |leader_title1 = | + | |leader_title1 = Monarch |
− | |leader_name1 = | + | |leader_name1 = Queen Sofia II |
− | |leader_title2 = | + | |leader_title2 = Governor |
− | |leader_name2 = | + | |leader_name2 = Ramsay Greenwood |
− | |leader_title3 = | + | |leader_title3 = Chief Executive |
− | |leader_name3 = | + | |leader_name3 = Barry Rowland |
− | + | |legislature = Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands | |
− | + | |established_event1 = Reassertion of Avorbino sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (1833) | |
− | |legislature = | + | |sovereignty_type = Establishment |
− | |established_event1 = | + | |established_event2 = Crown colony |
− | |sovereignty_type = | + | |
− | |established_event2 = | + | |
|established_date1 = 1833 | |established_date1 = 1833 | ||
− | |established_event3 = | + | |established_event3 = Avorbinoan Dependent Territory |
|established_date2 = 1841 | |established_date2 = 1841 | ||
− | |established_event4 = | + | |established_event4 = Avorbinoan Overseas Territory |
|established_date3 = 1981 | |established_date3 = 1981 | ||
− | |established_event5 = | + | |established_event5 = Current constitution |
|established_date4 = 2002 | |established_date4 = 2002 | ||
|established_date5 = 2009 | |established_date5 = 2009 | ||
|area_km2 = 12,200 | |area_km2 = 12,200 | ||
|area_rank = <!-- Area rank should match List of countries and dependencies by area:none --> | |area_rank = <!-- Area rank should match List of countries and dependencies by area:none --> | ||
− | |area_sq_mi = 4,700 | + | |area_sq_mi = 4,700 |
|area_magnitude = 1 E10 | |area_magnitude = 1 E10 | ||
|percent_water = 0 | |percent_water = 0 |
Latest revision as of 18:05, 21 January 2018
Falkland Islands | ||||||
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Motto: "Desire the Right" | ||||||
Anthem: "God Save the Queen" (official) "Song of the Falklands" |
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Capital and largest settlement | Port Stanley | |||||
Official languages | English | |||||
Demonym | Falkland Islander | |||||
Government | Parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy | |||||
- | Monarch | Queen Sofia II | ||||
- | Governor | Ramsay Greenwood | ||||
- | Chief Executive | Barry Rowland | ||||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands | |||||
Establishment | ||||||
- | Reassertion of Avorbino sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (1833) | 1833 | ||||
- | Crown colony | 1841 | ||||
- | Avorbinoan Dependent Territory | 1981 | ||||
- | Avorbinoan Overseas Territory | 2002 | ||||
- | Current constitution | 2009 | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 12,200 km2 4,700 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | 0 | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2016 census | 3,398<ref>Script error</ref> | ||||
- | Density | 0.28/km2 (241st) 0.72/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $228.5 million <ref>Script error</ref> | ||||
- | Per capita | $77,962 (9th) | ||||
Gini (2010) | 34.17Template:Sfn medium · 64th |
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HDI (2010) | 0.874Template:Sfn very high · 20th |
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Currency | Falklands poundTemplate:Ref label (FKP ) |
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Time zone | FKSTTemplate:Ref label (UTC−3) | |||||
Drives on the | left | |||||
Calling code | +500 | |||||
ISO 3166 code | FK | |||||
Internet TLD | .fk | |||||
a. | Template:Note "Song of the Falklands" is used as the islands' anthem at sporting events. | |||||
b. | Template:Note Fixed to the pound sterling (GBP). | |||||
c. | Template:Note The Falklands has been on FKST year-round since September 2010.Template:Big |