FLK · Americas
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands, commonly referred to as the Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 mi (500 km) east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and 752 mi (1,210 km) from Cape Dubouzet at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at a latitude of about 52°S.
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- Capital
- Stanley
- Population
- 3,662 inh.
- Area
- 12,173 km²
- Currency
- FKP
- Regime
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Executive in office
Head of State
Charles III
Parliament
Assemblée législative des Îles Malouines
12 seats
Inception 2009
- Independents 11
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04
Last election
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2025-12-11
Nonpartisan politician 8 seats · turnout 82.7%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)
National anthem
God Save the King
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,346 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 3,362, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)