Basic facts about Falkland Islands
| Country name: | Falkland Islands |
| Capital: | Stanley |
| Country code: | 261 |
| Continent: | South America |
| Currency name: | Falkland islands pound |
| Independence: | |
| Independent from: | overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina |
| Total area (km2): | 12,173 |
| Land area (km2): | 12,173 |
| Water area (km2): | 0 |
| Population: | 3,140 |
| Population note: | 3,140 (July 2008 est.) |
| Official language: | English |
| All languages: | English |
| Time zone: | FKT (UTC−4) - Summer (DST) FKST (UTC−3) |
| Date format: | |
| Drive on: | left |
| Calling code: | +500 |
| Domain: | .fk |