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Stanley, now officially a city, is the financial centre of the Falkland Islands' economy. [ 129 ] As of 2023 [update] , the economy of the Falkland Islands is ranked the 221st largest out of 229 in the world by GDP ( PPP ), [ 130 ] but ranks 10th worldwide by GDP (PPP) per capita . [ 131 ]
Stanley (also known as Port Stanley) is the capital city of the Falkland Islands. It is located on the island of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2016 census, the city had a population of 2,460. [1] The entire population of the Falkland Islands was 3,398 on Census Day – 9 October 2016.
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago of 778 islands with an area of 12,173 km 2 (4,700 sq mi) located in the South Atlantic Ocean on a projection of the Patagonian Shelf. The two principal islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, account for 91% of the land area.
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) became a parliamentary representative dependency, whose members are democratically elected; while the governor, as head of government and representative of the monarch, is purely a figurehead without executive powers. Effectively, the Falkland Islands are self-governing, with the exception of foreign policy.
Following the Falklands War, Britain increased its military presence on the East Falkland. The Falkland Islands Government has invested heavily in improving facilities in Stanley and transportation around the islands, tarmacking many roads. The population has risen, because of the growth of Stanley, but has declined in the Camp. Most of the ...
The British government said Thursday that the European Union made a “regrettable choice of words” when it referred to the U.K.-run Falkland Islands as the Malvinas, the name preferred by ...
This is a list of towns and settlements on the Falkland Islands. Map of the Falkland Islands Stanley, Capital of the Falkland Islands Goose Green. List
An enlargeable basic map of the Falkland Islands. Pronunciation: / ˈ f ɔː (l) k l ən d ˈ f ɒ l k-/ Common English country names: The Falkland Islands, the Falklands; Official English country name: The Falkland Islands [1]