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Although first sighted by an English navigator in 1592, the first landing (English) did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement (French) was not established until 1764. The colony was turned over to Spain two years later, and the islands have since been the subject of a territorial dispute, first between Britain and Spain, then between Britain and Argentina. The UK asserted its claim to the islands by establishing a naval garrison there in 1833. Argentina invaded the islands in 1982.

Capital: Stanley
Government: parliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the U…
Population: 3,142
Area: 12,173 sq km
Location: Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 500 km east of southern Argentina
Climate: cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year;
Natural resources: fish; squid; wildlife; calcified seaweed; sphagnum moss
Languages: English 89%; Spanish 7.7%; other 3.3%
Religions: Christian 57.1%; other 1.6%; none 35.4%; unspecified 6%
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)
Currency: Falkland pounds (FKP)
Export partners: Spain 68%; Morocco 10%; USA 8%; Namibia 3%…
Import partners: UK 68%; Greece 19%; Spain 11%; Netherlands 1%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

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Name	Type	Code
Falkland Islands	Region	FK-X01~

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Currency: Falkland pounds (FKP)
Languages: English 89%; Spanish 7.7%; other 3.3%
Government: parliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the U…
Climate: cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year;

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