The islands are believed to have been uninhabited prior to European discovery in the 17th century. Controversy exists over the Falklands' discovery and subsequent colonisation by Europeans. At various times, the islands have had French, British, Spanish, and Argentine settlements. Britainreasserted its rule in 1833, butArgentina maintains its claim to the islands. In April 1982, Argentine military forcesinvaded the islands. British administration was restored two months later at the end of theFalklands War. In a2013 sovereignty referendum, almost all Falklanders voted in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory. The territory's sovereignty status is part of an ongoingdispute between Argentina and the UK.
The population (3,662 inhabitants in 2021)[2] is primarily native-bornFalkland Islanders, the majority of British descent. Other ethnicities include French,Gibraltarians, and Scandinavians. Immigration from the United Kingdom, the South Atlantic island ofSaint Helena, and Chile has reversed a population decline. The predominant (and official) language is English. Under theBritish Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983, Falkland Islanders areBritish citizens.
The islands lie at the boundary of thesubantarctic oceanic andtundra climate zones, and both major islands have mountain ranges reaching 2,300 ft (700 m). They are home to large bird populations, although many no longer breed on the main islands due to predation byintroduced species. Major economic activities include fishing, tourism andsheep farming, with an emphasis on high-quality wool exports. Oil exploration, licensed by theFalkland Islands Government, remains controversial as a result of maritime disputes with Argentina.
The name "Falkland Islands" comes fromFalkland Sound, thestrait that separates the two main islands.[7] The name "Falkland" was applied to the channel byJohn Strong, captain of an English expedition that landed on the islands in 1690. Strong named the strait in honour ofAnthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland, theTreasurer of the Navy who sponsored his journey.[8] The Viscount's title originates from the town ofFalkland, Scotland—the town's name probably comes from aGaelic term referring to an "enclosure" (lann),[A] but it could less plausibly be from the Anglo-Saxon term "folkland" (land held byfolk-right).[10] The name "Falklands" was not applied to the islands until 1765, whenBritish captainJohn Byron of theRoyal Navy claimed them for KingGeorge III as "Falkland's Islands".[11] The term "Falklands" is a standard abbreviation used to refer to the islands.
The common Spanish name for the archipelago,Islas Malvinas, derives from the FrenchÎles Malouines—the name given to the islands byFrench explorerLouis-Antoine de Bougainville in 1764.[12] Bougainville, who founded the islands' first settlement, named the area after the port ofSaint-Malo (the point of departure for his ships and colonists).[13] The port, located in theBrittany region of western France, was named afterSt. Malo (or Maclou), the Christianevangelist who founded the city.[14]
In 1965, at the 20th session[15] of theUnited Nations General Assembly, theFourth Committee determined that, in all languages other than Spanish, all UN documentation would designate the territory asFalkland Islands (Malvinas). In Spanish, the territory was designated asIslas Malvinas (Falkland Islands).[16] The nomenclature used by the United Nations for statistical processing purposes isFalkland Islands (Malvinas).[17]
AlthoughFuegians fromPatagonia may have visited the Falkland Islands in prehistoric times,[18][19] the islands were uninhabited when Europeans first explored them.[20] European claims of discovery date back to the 16th century, but no consensus exists on whether early explorers sighted the Falklands or other islands in the South Atlantic.[21][22][B] The first undisputed landing on the islands is attributed to English captain John Strong, who, en route toPeru andChile's littoral in 1690, explored the Falkland Sound and noted the islands' water and game.[24]
The Falklands remained uninhabited until the 1764 establishment ofPort Louis onEast Falkland by French captainLouis Antoine de Bougainville and the 1765 foundation ofPort Egmont onSaunders Island by CaptainJohn Byron; the latter settlement being expanded by British captainJohn MacBride a year later.[C] Whether or not the settlements were aware of each other's existence is debated by historians.[27] In 1766,France surrendered its claim on the Falklands toSpain, which renamed the French colonyPuerto Soledad the following year.[28] Problems began when Spain detected andcaptured Port Egmont in 1770.War was narrowly avoided by its restitution to Britain in 1771.[29]
The British and Spanish settlements coexisted in the archipelago until 1774, when Britain's new economic and strategic considerations led it to withdraw the garrison from the islands, leaving a plaque claiming the Falklands for King George III.[30] Spain'sViceroyalty of the Río de la Plata became the only formal presence in the territory.West Falkland was left abandoned, and Puerto Soledad became a penal colony.[31] Amid theBritish invasions of the Río de la Plata during theNapoleonic Wars in Europe, the islands' governor evacuated the archipelago in 1806; Spain's remaining colonial garrison followed suit in 1811, except forgauchos and fishermen who remained voluntarily.[31]
Thereafter, the archipelago was visited only by fishing ships; its political status was undisputed until 1820, when ColonelDavid Jewett, an Americanprivateer working for theUnited Provinces of the Río de la Plata, informed anchored ships aboutBuenos Aires' 1816 claim to Spain's territories in the South Atlantic.[32][D] Since the islands had no permanent inhabitants, in 1823 Buenos Aires granted German-born merchantLuis Vernet permission to conduct fishing activities and exploit feral cattle in the archipelago.[E] Vernet settled at the ruins of Puerto Soledad in 1826, and accumulated resources on the islands until the venture was secure enough to bring settlers and form a permanent colony.[36] Buenos Aires named Vernet military and civil commander of the islands in 1829,[37] and he attempted to regulate sealing to stop the activities of foreign whalers and sealers.[31] Vernet's venture lasted until a dispute related to fishing and hunting rights led toa raid by theAmerican warshipUSSLexington in 1831,[38][F] whenUnited States Navy commanderSilas Duncan declared the dissolution of the island's government.[39]
Depiction of a Falklandscorral, shepherds and sheep in 1849 (painting by Royal Navy AdmiralEdward Fanshawe)
Buenos Aires attempted to gain influence over the settlement by installing a garrison in October 1832, which mutinied within a month and was followed the next year by the arrival of British forces, whoreasserted Britain's rule.[40] TheArgentine Confederation (headed by Buenos Aires GovernorJuan Manuel de Rosas) protested against Britain's actions,[41][G] and Argentine governments have continued since then to register official protests against Britain.[44][H] The British troops departed after completing their mission, leaving the area without formal government.[46] Vernet's deputy, the ScotsmanMatthew Brisbane, returned to the islands that year to restore the business, but his efforts ended after, amid unrest at Port Louis, gauchoAntonio Rivero led a group of dissatisfied individuals to murder Brisbane and the settlement's senior leaders; survivors hid in a cave on a nearby island until the British returned and restored order.[46] In 1840, the Falklands became aCrown colony and Scottish settlers subsequently established an official pastoral community.[47] Four years later, nearly everyone relocated to Port Jackson, considered a better location for the government, and merchantSamuel Lafone began a venture to encourage British colonisation.[48]
Stanley, as Port Jackson was soon renamed, officially became the seat of government in 1845.[49] Early in its history, Stanley had a negative reputation due to cargo-shipping losses; only in emergencies would ships roundingCape Horn stop at the port.[50] Nevertheless, the Falklands' geographic location proved ideal for ship repairs and the "Wrecking Trade", the business of selling and buying shipwrecks and their cargoes.[51] Aside from this trade, commercial interest in the archipelago was minimal due to the low-value hides of the feral cattle roaming the pastures. Economic growth began only after theFalkland Islands Company, which bought out Lafone's failing enterprise in 1851,[I] successfully introducedCheviot sheep for wool farming, spurring other farms to follow suit.[53] The high cost of importing materials, combined with the shortage of labour and consequent high wages, meant the ship repair trade became uncompetitive. After 1870 it declined as the replacement of sail ships bysteamships was accelerated by the low cost of coal in South America; by 1914, with the opening of thePanama Canal, the trade effectively ended.[54] In 1881, the Falkland Islands became financially independent of Britain.[49] For more than a century, the Falkland Islands Company dominated the trade and employment of the archipelago; in addition, it owned most housing in Stanley, which greatly benefited from the wool trade with the UK.[53]
In the first half of the 20th century, the Falklands served an important role in Britain's territorial claims tosubantarctic islands and a section of Antarctica. The Falklands governed these territories as theFalkland Islands Dependencies starting in 1908 and retained them until their dissolution in 1985.[55] The Falklands also played a minor role in the two world wars as a military base aiding control of the South Atlantic. In theFirst World WarBattle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914, a Royal Navy fleet defeated anImperial German squadron. In theSecond World War, following the December 1939Battle of the River Plate, the battle-damagedHMSExeter steamed to the Falklands for repairs.[20] In 1942, a battalion en route to India was redeployed to the Falklands as a garrison amid fears of a Japanese seizure of the archipelago.[56] After the war ended, the Falklands economy was affected by declining wool prices and the political uncertainty resulting from the revived sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina.[50]
Simmering tensions between the UK and Argentina increased during the second half of the century, when Argentine PresidentJuan Perón asserted sovereignty over the archipelago.[57] The sovereignty dispute intensified during the 1960s, shortly after the United Nations passed a resolution ondecolonisation which Argentina interpreted as favourable to its position.[58] In 1965, the UN General Assembly passedResolution 2065, calling for both states to conduct bilateral negotiations to reach a peaceful settlement of the dispute.[58] From 1966 until 1968, the UK confidentially discussed with Argentina the transfer of the Falklands, assuming its judgement would be accepted by the islanders.[59] An agreement on trade ties between the archipelago and the mainland was reached in 1971 and, consequently, Argentina built a temporary airfield at Stanley in 1972.[49] Nonetheless, Falklander dissent, as expressed by their strong lobby in theUK Parliament, and tensions between the UK andArgentina effectively limited sovereignty negotiations until 1977.[60]
Concerned at the expense of maintaining the Falkland Islands in an era of budget cuts, the UK again considered transferring sovereignty to Argentina in the earlyThatcher government.[61] Substantive sovereignty talks again ended by 1981, and the dispute escalated with passing time.[62] In April 1982 theFalklands War began when Argentine military forcesinvaded the Falklands and otherBritish territories in the South Atlantic, brieflyoccupying them until a UKexpeditionary force retook the territories in June.[63] After the war the UK expanded its military presence, buildingRAF Mount Pleasant and increasing the size of its garrison.[64] The war also left some 117 minefields containing nearly 20,000 mines of various types, including anti-vehicle and anti-personnel mines.[65] Due to the large number ofdeminer casualties, initial attempts to clear the mines ceased in 1983.[65][J] Demining operations recommenced in 2009 and were completed in October 2020.[67]
Based onLord Shackleton's recommendations, the Falklands diversified from a sheep-based monoculture into an economy of tourism and, with the establishment of the Falklandsexclusive economic zone, fisheries.[68][K] The road network was also made more extensive, and the construction ofRAF Mount Pleasant allowed access tolong haul flights.[68]Oil exploration also began in the 2010s, with indications of possible commercially exploitable deposits in the Falklands basin.[69] Landmine clearance work restarted in 2009, in accordance with the UK's obligations under theOttawa Treaty, andSapper Hill Corral was cleared of mines in 2012, allowing access to an important historical landmark for the first time in 30 years.[70][71] Argentina and the UK re-established diplomatic relations in 1990, but neither has agreed on the terms of future sovereignty discussions.[72]
GovernorAlison Blake was appointed in July 2022[77] and Chief ExecutiveAndrea Clausen took up the post on 1 April 2025. Dr Clausen is the first woman and the first Falkland Islander to become Chief Executive of the Government.The UK minister responsible for the Falkland Islands since 2024,Stephen Doughty, administers British foreign policy regarding the islands.[78]
The governor acts on the advice of the islands'Executive Council, composed of the chief executive, theDirector of Finance and three elected members of the Legislative Assembly (with the governor as chairman).[75] The Legislative Assembly, aunicameral legislature, consists of the chief executive, the director of finance and eight members (five from Stanley and three fromCamp) elected to four-year terms byuniversal suffrage.[75] All politicians in the Falkland Islands areindependent; no political parties exist on the islands.[79] Since the2013 general election, members of the Legislative Assembly have received a salary and are expected to work full-time and give up all previously held jobs or business interests.[80]
The UK and Argentina both assert sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. The UK bases its position on its continuous administration of the islands since 1833 and the islanders' "right toself-determination as set out in theUN Charter".[88][89][90] Argentina claims that, when itachieved independence in 1816, it acquired the Falklands from Spain.[91][92][93] Theincident of 1833 is particularly contentious; Argentina considers it proof of "Britain's usurpation" whereas the UK discounts it as a mere reassertion of its claim.[94][L]
In 2009, the British prime minister,Gordon Brown, had a meeting with the Argentine president,Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and said that there would be no further talks over the sovereignty of the Falklands.[97] In March 2013, the Falkland Islands held areferendum on its political status: 99.8% of votes cast favoured remaining a British overseas territory.[98][99] Argentina does not recognise the Falkland Islanders as a partner in negotiations.[91][100][101]
However, in May 2024, newly elected Argentine presidentJavier Milei, expressed general acceptance and tolerance for British rule, for the time being, noting it could take decades for Argentina to gain control of the islands. Though asserting “We [will not] relinquish our sovereignty" over the islands, Milei said they would not "seek conflict with the United Kingdom" over them, preferring to resolve the dispute "within the framework of peace."[102]
The Falkland Islands have a land area of 4,700 sq mi (12,000 km2) and a coastline estimated at 800 mi (1,300 km).[103] The archipelago consists of two main islands, West Falkland and East Falkland, and 776 smaller islands.[104] The islands are predominantly mountainous and hilly,[105] with the major exception being the depressed plains ofLafonia (a peninsula forming the southern part of East Falkland).[106] The Falklands consists ofcontinental crust fragments resulting from the break-up ofGondwana and the opening of the South Atlantic that began 130 million years ago. The islands are located in theSouth Atlantic Ocean, on thePatagonian Shelf, about 300 mi (480 km) east of Patagonia in southern Argentina.[107]
The Falklands' approximate location is latitude51°40′ –53°00′ S and longitude57°40′ –62°00′ W.[108] The archipelago's two main islands are separated by theFalkland Sound,[109] and its deep coastal indentations formnatural harbours.[110] East Falkland houses Stanley (the capital and largest settlement),[108] the UK military base at RAF Mount Pleasant, and the archipelago's highest point:Mount Usborne, at 2,313 ft (705 m).[109] Outside of these significant settlements is the area colloquially known as "Camp", which is derived from the Spanish term for countryside (Campo).[111]
Theclimate of the islands is cold, windy, and humidmaritime.[107] Variability of daily weather is typical throughout the archipelago.[112] Rainfall is common over half of the year, averaging 610 mm (24 in) in Stanley, and sporadic light snowfall occurs nearly all year.[105] The temperature has historically stayed between 21.1 and −11.1 °C (70.0 and 12.0 °F) in Stanley, with mean monthly temperatures varying from 9 °C (48 °F) in January and February (summer) to −1 °C (30 °F) in July (winter).[112] Strongwesterly winds and cloudy skies are common.[105] Although numerous storms are recorded each month, conditions are normally calm.[112]
There is also abundantarthropod diversity on the islands.[119] The Falklands' flora consists of 163 nativevascular species.[120] More than 400 species oflichens andlichen-dwelling fungi have been recorded.[121] The islands' only native terrestrial mammal, thewarrah, was hunted to extinction by European settlers.[122]
Virtually the entire land area of the islands is used as pasture for sheep.[125] Introduced species includereindeer, hares, rabbits,Patagonian foxes,brown rats, and cats.[126] Several of these species have harmed native flora and fauna, so the government has tried to contain, remove or exterminate foxes, rabbits and rats. Endemic land animals have been the most affected by introduced species, and several bird species have been extirpated from the larger islands.[127] The extent ofhuman impact on the Falklands is unclear, since there is little long-term data on habitat change.[114]
Economic development was advanced byship resupplying and sheep farming for high-quality wool.[133] The main sheep breeds in the Falkland Islands arePolwarth andCorriedale.[134] During the 1980s, although ranch under-investment and the use ofsynthetic fibres damaged the sheep-farming sector, the government secured a major revenue stream by the establishment of anexclusive economic zone and the sale of fishing licences to "anybody wishing to fish within this zone".[135] Since the end of the Falklands War in 1982, the islands' economic activity increasingly focused on oil fieldexploration and tourism.[136] All large settlements are now connected by road and, since 2008, a ferry links West and East Falkland.[137] The islands' major exports include wool, hides, venison, fish and squid; its main imports include fuel,building materials and clothing.[125]
The port settlement of Stanley has regained the islands' economic focus, with an increase in population as workers migrate from Camp.[138] Fear of dependence on fishing licences and threats fromoverfishing,illegal fishing and fishmarket price fluctuations led to increased interest in oil drilling as an alternative source of revenue. As of 2001, exploration efforts had yet to find "exploitable reserves".[128] By 2023, oil exploration was still proceeding off the shelf of the islands with a deepwater project led byRockhopper Exploration.[139] Development projects in education and sports have been funded by the Falklands government, without aid from the United Kingdom.[135]
Theprimary sector of the economy accounts for most of the Falkland Islands' gross domestic product, with the fishing industry alone contributing between 50% and 60% of annual GDP; agriculture also contributes significantly to GDP and employs about a tenth of the population.[140] A little over a quarter of the workforce serves the Falkland Islands government, making it the archipelago's largest employer.[141] Tourism, part of the service economy, has been spurred by increased interest inAntarctic exploration and the creation of direct air links with the United Kingdom and South America.[142] Tourists, mostlycruise ship passengers, are attracted by the archipelago's wildlife and environment, as well as activities such as fishing andwreck diving; the majority find accommodation in Stanley.[143] The main international airport, located atRAF Mount Pleasant on East Falkland, provides flights toRAF Brize Norton in the UK and mainland South America.[137]Port Stanley Airport provides internal flights.[144] DespiteCOVID-19 pandemic restrictions causing suspensions of flights fromSantiago andSão Paulo and prohibited cruise ship tourism, the economy of the islands remains stable and healthy.[145]
The Falkland Islands population is homogeneous, mostly descended from Scottish and Welsh immigrants who settled in the territory after 1833.[146] The Falkland-born population are also descended from English andFrench people,Gibraltarians, Scandinavians, and South Americans. The 2016 census indicated that 43% of residents were born on the archipelago, with foreign-born residents assimilated into local culture. The legal term for the right of residence is "belonging to the islands".[147][148] In 1983, fullBritish citizenship was given to Falkland Islanders under theBritish Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983.[146]
A significant population decline affected the archipelago in the 20th century, with many young islanders moving overseas in search of education, a modern lifestyle, and better job opportunities,[149] particularly to the British city ofSouthampton, which came to be known in the islands as "Stanley North".[150] In recent years, the islands' population decline has reduced, thanks to immigrants from the United Kingdom,Saint Helena, and Chile.[151] In the 2012 census, a majority of residents listed their nationality asFalkland Islander (59 per cent), followed by British (29 per cent), Saint Helenian (9.8 per cent), andChilean (5.4 per cent).[152] A small number ofArgentines also live on the islands.[153]
The Falkland Islandshave a low population density.[154] According to the 2012 census, the average daily population of the Falklands was 2,932, excluding military personnel serving in the archipelago and their dependents.[M] A 2012 report counted 1,300 uniformed personnel and 50British Ministry of Defence civil servants present in the Falklands.[141] Stanley (with 2,121 residents) is the most-populous location on the archipelago, followed byMount Pleasant (369 residents, primarily air-base contractors) and Camp (351 residents).[152] The islands' age distribution is skewed towards working age(20–60). Males outnumber females (53 to 47 per cent), and this discrepancy is most prominent in the20–60 age group.[147]
In the 2012 census, most islanders identified themselves as Christian (66 per cent), followed by those with no religious affiliation (32 per cent). The remaining 2 per cent identified as adherents of other religions, including theBaháʼí Faith,[155]Buddhism,[156] andIslam.[157][152] The main Christian denominations areAnglicanism and otherProtestantism, andRoman Catholicism.[158]
Education in the Falkland Islands, which followsEngland's system, is free and compulsory for residents aged between 5 and 16 years.[159] Primary education is available at Stanley, RAF Mount Pleasant (for children of service personnel) and a number of rural settlements. Secondary education is only available in Stanley, which offers boarding facilities and 12 subjects toGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level. Students aged 16 or older may study at colleges in England for theirGCE Advanced Level or vocational qualifications. The Falkland Islands government pays for older students to attend institutions of higher education, usually in the United Kingdom.[159]
Gauchos from mainland South America, such as these two men havingmate at Hope Place in East Falkland, influenced the local dialect.
Falklands culture is based on thecultural traditions of its British settlers but has also been influenced byHispanic South America.[151] Falklanders still use some terms and place names from the former Gaucho inhabitants.[160] The Falklands' predominant and official language is English, with the foremost dialect beingBritish English; nonetheless, some inhabitants also speak Spanish.[151] According to naturalistWill Wagstaff, "the Falkland Islands are a very social place, and stopping for a chat is a way of life".[160]
The islands have one weekly newspaper,The Penguin News,[161] and television and radio broadcasts generally feature programming from the United Kingdom.[151] Wagstaff describes the local cuisine as "very British in character with much use made of the home-grown vegetables, local lamb, mutton, beef, and fish". Common between meals are "homemade cakes and biscuits with tea or coffee".[162] Social activities are, according to Wagstaff, "typical of that of a small British town with a variety of clubs and organisations covering many aspects of community life".[163]
^According to researcher Simon Taylor, the exact Gaelic etymology is unclear as the "falk" in the name could have stood for "hidden" (falach), "wash" (failc), or "heavy rain" (falc).[9]
^Based on his analysis of Falkland Islands discovery claims, historianJohn Dunmore concludes that "[a] number of countries could therefore lay some claim to the archipelago under the heading of first discoverers: Spain, Holland, Britain, and even Italy and Portugal – although the last two claimants might be stretching things a little."[23]
^According to Argentine legal analyst Roberto Laver, the United Kingdom disregards Jewett's actions because the government he represented "was not recognised either by Britain or any other foreign power at the time" and "no act of occupation followed the ceremony of claiming possession".[33]
^Before leaving for the Falklands Vernet stamped his grant at the British Consulate, repeating this when Buenos Aires extended his grant in 1828.[34] The cordial relationship between the consulate and Vernet led him to express "the wish that, in the event of the British returning to the islands,HMG would take his settlement under their protection".[35]
^The log of the"Lexington" only reports the destruction of arms and a powder store, but Vernet made a claim for compensation from the US Government stating that the entire settlement was destroyed.[38]
^As discussed by Roberto Laver, not only did Rosas not break relations with Britain because of the "essential" nature of "British economic support", but he offered the Falklands "as a bargaining chip ... in exchange for the cancellation of Argentina's million-pound debt with the British bank ofBaring Brothers".[42] In 1850, Rosas' government ratified theArana–Southern Treaty, which put "an end to the existing differences, and of restoring perfect relations of friendship" between the United Kingdom and Argentina.[43]
^Argentina protested in 1841, 1849, 1884, 1888, 1908, 1927 and 1933, and has made annual protests to the United Nations since 1946.[45]
^There were continual tensions with the colonial administration over Lafone's failure to establish any permanent settlers, and over the price of beef supplied to the settlement. Moreover, although his concession required Lafone to bring settlers from the UK, most of the settlers he brought were gauchos from Uruguay.[52]
^The minefields were fenced off and marked; there remain unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices.[65] Detection and clearance of mines in the Falklands has proven difficult as some were air-delivered and not in marked fields; approximately 80% lie in sand or peat, where the position of mines can shift, making removal procedures difficult.[66]
^In 1976, Lord Shackleton produced a report into the economic future of the islands; but his recommendations were not implemented because Britain sought to avoid confronting Argentina over sovereignty.[68] Lord Shackleton was once again tasked, in 1982, to produce a report into the economic development of the islands. His new report criticised the large farming companies, and recommended transferring ownership of farms from absentee landlords to local landowners. Shackleton also suggested diversifying the economy into fishing, oil exploration, and tourism; moreover, he recommended the establishment of a road network, and conservation measures to preserve the islands' natural resources.[68]
^Argentina considers that, in 1833, the UK established an "illegal occupation" of the Falklands after expelling Argentine authorities and settlers from the islands with a threat of "greater force" and, afterwards, barring Argentines from resettling the islands.[91][92][93] The Falkland Islands' government considers that only Argentina's military personnel was expelled in 1833, but its civilian settlers were "invited to stay" and did so except for 2 and their wives.[95] International affairs scholar Lowell Gustafson considers that "[t]he use of force by the British on the Falkland Islands in 1833 was less dramatic than later Argentine rhetoric has suggested".[96]
^At the time of the 2012 census, 91 Falklands residents were overseas.[152]
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^abMichael Reisman (January 1983)."The Struggle for The Falklands".Yale Law Journal.93 (287). Faculty Scholarship Series: 306.Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved23 October 2013.
^Chura, Lindsay R. (30 June 2015)."Pan-American Scientific Delegation Visit to the Falkland Islands".Science and Diplomacy.Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved6 July 2015.The ocean's fecundity also draws globally important seabird populations to the archipelago; the Falkland Islands host some of the world's largest albatross colonies and five penguin species.
^Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, 2nd Edition [6 volumes] by J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, ABC-CLIO, p. 1093.
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24Claimed in 1908; territory formed 1962; overlaps portions of Argentine and Chilean claims, borders not enforced but claim not renounced under theAntarctic Treaty.
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