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Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

Falkland Islands

ISO FK Dial +500 Currency FKP Americas
Gloomy Stanley Harbour with shipwreck, reflecting boats, and an overcast sky.

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) £.

Capital
Stanley
Calling code
+500
Currency
Falkland Islands pound (FKP) £
Languages
English
Local time
15:55:30
ISO alpha-2
FK
ISO alpha-3
FLK
Population
2,563
Area
12,173 km²
Region
South America
Internet domain
.fk
Drives on the
left

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.

DateHolidayApplies
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.

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