General information
| Falkland Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | South America | North America |
| Area: | 12,173 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Official language: | English | English |
| Government form: | Parliamentary democracy (self-governing territory of the UK) | Federal presidential republic |
| Capital: | Stanley | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Falkland Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 3,198 | 329,484,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 0.3 | 33.5 |
Economy
| Falkland Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Falklands Pound (1 FKP = 100 Pence) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 1.0 % | 8.3 % |
| FLK: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exported goods: | 257 M US$ | 80.46 M US$ | 2,134,445 M US$ | 6.48 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 90 M US$ | 28.14 M US$ | 2,811,124 M US$ | 8.53 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| FLK: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 440 km | 137.59 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.99 km |
| Harbours: | 2 | 0.625 | 3,652 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 7 | 2.189 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| FLK: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 17.67 m kWh | 5.53 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.84 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 19.00 m kWh | 5.94 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.43 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,424.79 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 220,708.66 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 44,070.00 t | 13,780.49 t | 4.98 bn t | 15,118.48 t |
Telecommunication
| Falkland Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +500 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .fk | .us |
| FLK total | FLK per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 2,255 | 705 | 103,052,000 | 313 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 4,674 | 1462 | 442,457,000 | 1343 |
| Internet server: | 110 | 34 | 505,000,000 | 1533 |
| Internet users: | 3,000 | 938 | 294,658,590 | 894 |
Climate
Detailed info for: Falkland Islands and United States| Falkland Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 9.1 °C | 18.7 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 3.2 °C | 7.2 °C |
| Rain days: | 10.6 | 7.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 4.8 | 7.2 |
Native languages
| Falkland Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | 89.0 % | 82.1 % |
| Spanish: | 7.7 % | 10.7 % |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Eskimo: | n/a | 0.0 % |
| other: | 3.3 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Falkland Islands | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 66.0 % | 78.5 % |
| Nondenominational: | 32.0 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 1.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 2.0 % | 15.3 % |