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Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands is a country in South America with its capital in Stanley.
- Capital
- Stanley
- Region
- South America, Central & South America
- Population
- 3,662
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Falkland Islands pound (Β£)
- Area
- 12,173 kmΒ²
- Borders
- No land borders
π‘ British Overseas Territory; 500,000 sheep, 3,500 humans, one 1982 war.
About the flag
The shield shows a white ram on tussock grass above the ship Desire, which sailed past the islands in the 1590s. The motto underneath reads Desire the right.
How to spot it: A dark blue flag with the Union Jack in the top-left and a shield showing a ram above a sailing ship on the right.