# Falkland Islands — national dossier Falkland Islands — country profile: capital, population, area, languages and currency, with an honest account of which statistical series exist and which… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/FLK Updated: — (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: Falkland Islands - Capital: Stanley - Region: South America, South America - Population: 3,000 - Area: 12,173 km² - Languages: English - Currency: Falkland Islands pound (FKP) The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets. History: "A wind-scoured South Atlantic archipelago — the Falkland Islands to the United Kingdom, Islas Malvinas to Argentina — whose contested sovereignty, a long pastoral colony, a 1982 war and an overwhelming 2013 referendum have made it one of the world's most closely watched disputed territories." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/FLK/chronicle.md (6 eras, 28 events). Citation template: Terralore, "Falkland Islands — national dossier", terralore.co/country/FLK, retrieved .