Demographics of the Falkland Islands
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The majority of people in the Falkland Islands are of British descent (approximately 70%), including people from the United Kingdom who have obtained Falkland Island status, becoming what are known locally as 'belongers'. However a few are of Scandanavian descent. Some are the descendants of whalers who reached the Islands during the last two centuries. Furthermore there is a small minority of South American, mainly Chilean origin, and in more recent times many people from St Helena have also come to work in the Islands.
Population: 2,826 (July 2000 est.)
- noun: Falkland Islander(s)
- adjective: Falkland Island
Ethnic groups: British Isles
Religions: primarily Church of England, Roman Catholicism, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheranism, Seventh-day Adventism
- The extra-provincial Anglican parish of the Falkland Islands is under the direct jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Languages: English
- See also : Falkland Islands