The Falkland Islands Have About 3,500 Residents

Wool exports were the main source of income for much of the 20th century.

They include gentoo, king, rockhopper, Magellanic and macaroni penguins.

It claims the islands as its territory, while Britain and the islanders maintain they are British.

In 1690 Captain John Strong named the channel between the two main islands after Viscount Falkland.