FACTS

Location: Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina

Area (only Total) total: 12,173 sq km

Climate: cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; average annual rainfall is 24 inches in Stanley; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate

Terrain: rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains

Population: 3,140 (July 2008 est.)

Main Language (only first): English

Government type: NA

Capital (Name): Stanley

Capital (Time Difference): UTC-4

Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)

National holiday: Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)