Earth Site: Falkland Islands, South America

GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)

(Estimated 2007): $164.5 million (US$) or (GBP)

GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)

GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)

(Estimated 2007): $164.5 million (US$) or (GBP)

GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2002): $55,400 (US$) or (GBP)

Capital: Stanley

Population (Estimated July 2012): 3,140

Total Area: 12,173 km²or 4,700 mi²

Currency: Falkland Island Pound (FKP(£))

Official Language: English

Political Information: British Overseas Territory

Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 67.2% of the population are Christian, 1.3% have other religious beliefs and 31.5% have no religious beliefs)

Highest Mountain: Mount Usborne at 705m or 2,313ft

Largest River:

Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -4:00

Wildlife:

Counties/Provinces/States:

Leaders: H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Rules with Governor Nigel Haywood and Keith Padgett as Chief Executive.

Additional: The Falkland Islands have been under British rule since the 5^th of January 1833, yet Argentina lay claim to the Islands and invaded on the 2^nd of April 1982. This started the Falkland’s War which ended with the liberation of the islands on the 14^th of June 1982.

Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica.