FALKLAND ISLANDS
| British Crown Colony off south-east coast of South America. Information also applies to the Falkland Islands Dependencies (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands), and the British Antarctic Territory (Graham Land, South Orkneys and South Shetlands). |
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| CAPITAL | Stanley. |
| PRINCIPAL PORT | Stanley. |
| POPULATION | 2,967 (July 2002 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | English. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 Falkland pound = 100 pence. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | At par with the sterling. |
| TIME | 3 hours behind GMT (4 hours behind BST). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 500. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 14 June Liberation Day, in addition, the UK holidays are also observed. |
| REPRESENTATION IN THE UK | Falkland Islands Government Office, Falklands House, 14 Broadway, London SW1H 0BH. Tel: 020 7222 2542, fax: 020 7222 2375, e-mail: receptionist@figo.v-net.com. Office hours Mon-Fri 9-5.30. |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS GOVERNMENT | The Chief Executive, The Secretariat, Stanley, Falkland Islands. Tel: 00 500 27433 or 00 500 27110. Fax: 00 500 27434, e-mail: gov.house@horizon.co.fk. |
| CHAMBER(S) OF COMMERCE | Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce, Airport Road, Stanley. Tel: 00 500 22264; fax: 00 500 22265, e-mail: commerce@horizon.co.fk. |