What is the Falkland Pound (FKP)?

The Falkland Pound is the official currency of the Falkland Islands. A Falkland Pound equals that of a British Sterling. The Pound is subdivided into 100 pence. Both the British Sterling and the pound are in circulation on the Islands. The FKP is fixed to the GBP, so many of the Falkland Islanders view themselves as British.

Sovereign Ratings for Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands are not rated.

What does it look like?

Political Structure

The Falkland Islands are a territory of Britain; see the page on the Great British Pound.

Prominent Figures

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Key Economic Factors

While agriculture supported the economy of the Falkland Islands for many years; today the main contributor is agriculture, namely sheep farming. Another large economic factor for the Falkland Islands is the fishing industry.

Since 1987, the British government began issuing fishing licenses to travelers operating within the Falkland’s exclusive fishing zone. The fees for the licenses total more than $40 million per year, which goes to support the island’s health, education, and welfare system. 75% of the fish taken in is squid.

The islands manage to do enough dairy farming to support domestic consumption.

The main export of the islands is high-grade wool.

The islands now are able to self-finance everything except for defense which is funded by the British government.