Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) (2004) | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) (2005) | |
Age structure | 0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2004 est.) |
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2005 est.) |
Airports | 5 (2003 est.) | 5 (2004 est.) |
Birth rate | NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.) | NA births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Currency | Falkland pound (FKP) | - |
Death rate | NA deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) | NA deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Debt - external | NA (1999 est.) | $NA |
Disputes - international | claimed by Argentina whose forces briefly occupied it in 1982, but now declares it will no longer seek settlement by force; UK continues to reject Argentine requests for sovereignty talks | Argentina, which claims the islands in its constitution and briefly occupied the islands by force in 1982, agreed in 1995 to no longer seek settlement by force; UK continues to reject Argentine requests for sovereignty talks |
Economic aid - recipient | none (1997 est.) | $0 (1997 est.) |
Electricity - consumption | 15.19 million kWh (2001) | 17.72 million kWh (2002) |
Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2001) | 0 kWh (2002) |
Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2001) | 0 kWh (2002) |
Electricity - production | 16.33 million kWh (2001) | 19.06 million kWh (2002) |
Exchange rates | Falkland pounds per US dollar - 0.6125 (2003), 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.618 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); note - the Falkland pound is at par with the British pound | Falkland pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000)
note: the Falkland pound is at par with the British pound |
Exports | NA (2001) | NA |
Exports - partners | Spain 80%, UK 9.3%, US 3.6% (2003) | Spain 77.4%, UK 9.4%, US 4.9% (2004) |
Flag description | blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a white ram (sheep raising is the major economic activity) above the sailing ship Desire (whose crew discovered the islands) with a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto DESIRE THE RIGHT | blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a white ram (sheep raising was once the major economic activity) above the sailing ship Desire (whose crew discovered the islands) with a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto DESIRE THE RIGHT |
GDP | purchasing power parity - $75 million (2002 est.) | - |
GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: NA
industry: NA services: NA |
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% |
GDP - real growth rate | NA | NA% |
Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
Imports | NA (2001) | NA |
Imports - partners | UK 62%, Spain 30.4%, Italy 2.5% (2003) | UK 63.2%, Spain 30.3%, France 3.6% (2004) |
Industrial production growth rate | NA | NA% |
Infant mortality rate | total: NA
male: NA female: NA (2004 est.) |
total: NA
male: NA female: NA (2005 est.) |
Legislative branch | unicameral Legislative Council (10 seats - 2 ex officio, 8 elected by popular vote, members serve four-year terms); presided over by the governor
elections: last held 22 November 2001 (next to be held NA November 2005) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 8; note - 71% voter turnout |
unicameral Legislative Council (10 seats - 2 ex officio, 8 elected by popular vote, members serve four-year terms); presided over by the governor
elections: last held 22 November 2001 (next to be held November 2005) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 8; note - 71% voter turnout |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: NA years
male: NA years female: NA years (2004 est.) |
total population: NA years
male: NA years female: NA years (2005 est.) |
Merchant marine | - | none |
Net migration rate | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Population | 2,967 (July 2004 est.) | 2,967 (July 2005 est.) |
Population growth rate | 2.44% (2004 est.) | 2.44% (2005 est.) |
Ports and harbors | Stanley
note: the primary port is located in Stanley Harbour and known locally as FIPASS (Falkland Interim Port and Storage System); the facility consists of seven permanently moored barges providing 300 meters of berthing space; it was installed by the military after 1982 and handed over to the Falkland Islands Government in 1988 |
Stanley |
Total fertility rate | NA children born/woman (2004 est.) | NA children born/woman (2005 est.) |