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The Falkland Islands Government exercises sovereignty over the oil exploration and fisheries in an offshore exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of over 400,000 km².

Stanley climate: average temperature of the warmest month 9.3°C (48.7°F), of the coldest month 2°C (35.6°F), annual 5.7°C (42.3°F), average annual rainfall 610 mm (24 inches).

Comparative data for some other locations:

London 17°C (62.6°F), 3.9°C (39°F), 9,9° (49.8°F), 611 mm (24 inches);

Tórshavn (Faroe Islands, Denmark) 10.5°C (50.9°F), 3.4°C (38.1°F), 6.5°C (43.7°F), 1,476 mm (58.1 inches);

Grytviken (South Georgia/UK) 5.4°C (41.7°F), -1.5°C (29.3°F), 1.8°C (35.2°F), 1,473 mm (58 inches);

Bulgarian Antarctic base (on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands; ‘Livingston got just about the worst weather in the world’ – Australian mountaineer Damien Gildea who climbed Mount Friesland in 2003) 1.3°C (34.34°F), -7°C (19.4°F), -2.7°C (27.1°F), 800 mm (31.5 inches);

Cherni Vrah (peak rising to 2,290 m just 6.5 km from Sofia) 8.6°C (47.5°F), -8.1°C (17.4°F), 0.1°C (32.2°F), 1,178 mm (46.4 inches); and

Sofia 20.1°C (68.2°F), -1.1°C (30°F), 9.9°C (49.8°F), 575 mm (22.6 inches).

Population: 3,000, annual growth rate 2.44% (2003 CIA estimate). Distribution by country of birth according to 2001 census:

Falklands 45%;

UK 31%;

St. Helena & Ascension (UK) 15%;

Chile 2.2%;

Australia 1.1%;

Argentina 0.8%;