Home

Communications of Falkland Islands

Telephones - main lines in use:2,400 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:0 (2001)
Telephone system:general assessment: NA
domestic: government-operated radiotelephone and private VHF/CB radiotelephone networks provide effective service to almost all points on both islands
international: country code - 500; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) with links through London to other countries
Radio broadcast stations:AM 1, FM 7, shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service) (2006)
Radios:1,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:2 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as islanders); cable television is available in Stanley (2006)
Televisions:1,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.fk
Internet hosts:103 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):2 (2000)
Internet users:1,900 (2002)

Falkland Islands Quickstats

  • Population: 3,105 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 12,173 sq km
  • Density: 0.25 /km² (229th)
  • GDP (total): $75 million (223th)
  • GDP (per capita): $25,000 (2002 estimate) (not ranked)
  • Literacy:

Languages of Falkland Islands

Useful to know

  • Currency: Falkland pound¹ (FKP)
  • Dial code: +500

International Trade

External sites

More Resources

Recent blog posts