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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 on 2 April 1982. The British responded with an expeditionary force that landed seven weeks later and after fierce fighting forced an Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982. | |
Location: Falkland Islands Islas Malvinas is Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina See Map
Capital: name: Stanley
geographic coordinates: 51 42 S, 57 51 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends third Sunday in April
Currency (Code): Falkland pound (FKP) ...More
Area: total: 12,173 sq km , land: 12,173 sq km , water: 0 sq km , note: includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands ( 1 sq km is approximately 0.4 sq miles or 250 acres)
Area Comparison: slightly smaller than Connecticut
Elevation Extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m , highest point: Mount Usborne 705 m (1 meter = 3.28 feet)
Population: 3,140 (July 2008 est.)
Unemployment: full employment; labor shortage (2001)
Ethnic Groups: British
Religion: Christian 67.2%, none 31.5%, other 1.3% (2006 census)
Languages: English
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