Falkland Islands

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The Falkland Islands are a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, known for their rugged landscapes, rich wildlife, and longstanding sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Overseas Territory
archipelago
disputed territory
area approximately 12173 square kilometres
callingCode +500
capital Stanley
climate cool oceanic climate
contains East Falkland
West Falkland
numerous smaller islands
country United Kingdom
currency Falkland Islands pound
Pound sterling
drivesOn left
economySector fishing
potential offshore oil and gas
sheep farming
tourism
executiveLeaderTitle Chief Executive
FalklandsWarBelligerent Argentina
United Kingdom
FalklandsWarYear 1982
geographicalFeature peat-covered hills
rocky coastlines
rugged landscapes
governmentType parliamentary representative democratic dependency
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
highestPoint Mount Usborne
historicalEvent Falklands War
internetTLD FK
surface form: .fk
ISO3166Code FK
judicialSystem English common law
largestCity Stanley
legislature Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands
locatedIn South America region
Atlantic Ocean
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean

Southern Hemisphere
officialLanguage English
officialName Falkland Islands self-link
Falkland Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Islas Malvinas
population approximately 3000 people
populationDensity very low
regionalOrganization Overseas Countries and Territories Association of the European Union (pre-Brexit via UK)
sovereigntyClaimedBy Argentina
United Kingdom
timeZone FKST
UNStatus non-self-governing territory listed by the United Nations
wildlifeFeature large penguin colonies
marine mammals
seabirds

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Choiseul Sound locatedInArchipelago Falkland Islands
Wireless Ridge locatedIn Falkland Islands
Brenton Loch country Falkland Islands
Brenton Loch locatedIn Falkland Islands
Nigel Phillips residence Falkland Islands
Nigel Phillips jurisdictionGoverned Falkland Islands
chimango caracara introducedTo Falkland Islands
No. 1312 Flight RAF basedIn Falkland Islands
No. 1312 Flight RAF operatesIn Falkland Islands
Battle of Mount Kent location Falkland Islands
William Allardyce residence Falkland Islands
Battle of Two Sisters location Falkland Islands
Desire the Right isMottoOf Falkland Islands
Desire the Right associatedWith Falkland Islands
this entity surface form: British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands