Falkland Islands
British Overseas Territory · United Kingdom
The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, in South America. Argentina also claims the islands, which it calls the Malvinas. Its capital is Stanley. About 2,800 people live there. It covers 12,173 km². It has no land borders.
The Falkland Islands at a glance
- Capital
- Stanley
- Population
- 2,800
- Area
- 12,173 km²
- Official language
- English
- Currency
- Falkland Islands pound
- People
- Falkland Islander
- Calling code
- +500
- Internet domain
- .fk
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is the Falkland Islands?
How the Falkland Islands compares
The flag of the Falkland Islands
Would you recognise the Falkland Islands?
How players do with the Falkland Islands
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with the Falkland Islands so far, from 165 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
49% right
62nd hardest of 176 · 144 answers
Its flag
57% right
17th hardest of 145 · 21 answers
- Players find the Falkland Islands on the map in 49% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Guyana.
- Players recognise the flag of the Falkland Islands in 57% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.
The Falkland Islands has no land borders
The Falkland Islands shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Falkland Islands
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of the Falkland Islands?
That's the flag of the Falkland Islands.
2. What is the capital of the Falkland Islands?
Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands.
3. Which has more people?
The Falkland Islands has about 2,800 people and Tuvalu about 9,492.
Questions about the Falkland Islands
Is the Falkland Islands a country?
No. The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory. Argentina also claims the islands, which it calls the Malvinas. It is not one of the 195 countries.
What is the capital of the Falkland Islands?
The capital of the Falkland Islands is Stanley.
Does the Falkland Islands have any land borders?
No. The Falkland Islands is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is the Falkland Islands?
The Falkland Islands covers 12,173 km², about the same size as Vanuatu (12,189 km²).
Is the Falkland Islands hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find the Falkland Islands in 49% of 144 tries, 62nd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Guyana.
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