Falkland Islands (Malvinas), officially Falkland Islands, is a country in South America, Its capital is Stanley, its country calling code is +500, and its ISO 3166 codes are FK (alpha-2) and FLK (alpha-3). The official currency is Falkland Islands pound (FKP) £.
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) country code: +500
The country calling code for Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is +500. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Falkland Islands (Malvinas) number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ISO codes: FK and FLK
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is assigned FK as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and FLK as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is .fk. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.
Currency in Falkland Islands (Malvinas): the Falkland Islands pound
The official currency of Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is the Falkland Islands pound, with the ISO 4217 code FKP and the symbol £. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Falkland Islands (Malvinas) are quoted in FKP. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.
Time zone in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
The primary time zone for Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is -04:00, currently UTC-04:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.
Capital and geography of Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
The capital of Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is Stanley. Falkland Islands (Malvinas) sits in Americas, specifically the South America subregion. Its approximate centre point is -51.75000000, -59.00000000. Traffic in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) drives on the left. Languages recorded for Falkland Islands (Malvinas): English.
Which countries border Falkland Islands (Malvinas)?
No land borders are recorded for Falkland Islands (Malvinas) in this dataset, which is typical of island states and territories. The nearby page still ranks the closest countries by straight-line distance.
Public holidays 2026
11 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.
| Date | Holiday | Applies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | National |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | National |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Liberation Day | National |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Peat Cutting Day | National |
| 14 Nov 2026 | King's Birthday | National |
| 8 Dec 2026 | Battle Day | National |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 Dec 2026 | St. Stephen's Day | National |
| 27 Dec 2026 | Christmas Holiday | National |
| 30 Dec 2026 | Government Holiday | National |
| 31 Dec 2026 | Government Holiday | National |
Where Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is
Centre point -51.75000000, -59.00000000.
