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Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, also claimed by Argentina, in South America. UN Tourism publishes no arrivals figure for it, so Globestamp places its stamp by estimate: Prism, for 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.

Falkland Islands’s stamp in Globestamp
Prism · 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year
Stamp finish
Prismplaced by estimate
Area
11,553 km² (4,461 sq mi)
Population
3,398Natural Earth estimate
Airports
2with scheduled flights

Does the Falkland Islands count as a country?

It depends on the list. The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, also claimed by Argentina, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Falkland Islands”.

ListCounts the Falkland Islands?
UN member states (193)No
Globestamp’s countries and territories (250)Yes
Travelers’ Century Club (330)Yes, as Falkland Islands
European UnionNo
Schengen areaNo

The Falkland Islands belongs to the United Kingdom, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey and Isle of Man.

The Falkland Islands stamp

Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. The Falkland Islands’s is Prism: the full spectrum with glints, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. UN Tourism has no figure for the Falkland Islands, so its finish is placed by hand from what is known of its visitors. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.

What counts as a visit to the Falkland Islands

The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts the Falkland Islands when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.

Airports

The Falkland Islands has 2 airports with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).

Questions people ask

Is the Falkland Islands a country?

It depends on the list. The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, also claimed by Argentina, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Falkland Islands”.

How many tourists visit the Falkland Islands?

UN Tourism, the usual source, publishes no arrivals figure for the Falkland Islands. Globestamp places its stamp by estimate, as Prism: 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.

How rare is a Falkland Islands stamp in Globestamp?

It is printed in Prism, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.

Does the Falkland Islands count for the Travelers’ Century Club?

Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Falkland Islands”, one of its 330 destinations.

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