Falkland Islands

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Overview of Falkland Islands

Officially name: The Falkland Islands

Capital: Stanley

Largest city: Stanley

Official language: English

Government: British Overseas Territory (constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democratic dependency)

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Climate of Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands have a Maritime Subarctic climate that is very much influenced by the cool South Atlantic ocean and its northerly Patagonian current giving it a narrow annual temperature range.

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Port Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands

Stanley (also known as Port Stanley) is the capital of the Falkland Islands. It is located on the island of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2012 census, the town had a population of 2,121. The entire population of the Falkland Island was 2,841 on Census Day on 15 April 2012.