| Falkland Islanders |
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| Total population |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Falkland Islands
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| Languages |
| English (see Falkland Islands English), |
| Religions |
| Christianity, Protestant (mainly Anglicanism and Presbyterianism), Roman Catholicism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist; Bahá'í minority |
Falkland Islanders (also called Kelpers[1], Falklanders; Spanish: Malvinenses, Malvineros/as) is the people of the British overseas territoriy of Falkland Islands. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States In the Falkland Islands, the English language is used mainly in its British English form Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind The Falkland Islanders, most of whom are of Welsh or Scottish descent are nicknamed kelpers because the islands are surrounded by large An English Noun The English noun people has two distinct fields of application as a countable noun, a group of Humans The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom
Population: 3,105 (July 2007 est. )[2]
Population growth rate: 2. 44% (2007 est. )[2]
Nationality: noun: Falkland Islander(s) adjective: Falkland Island
Ethnic groups: British
Religions: primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist[2]
Languages: English
Origins
The Falkland Islanders derive from the numerically small but internationally diverse early 19th century inhabitants of the Falkland Islands comprising and descending in part from settlers brought by Luis Vernet, and English and American sealers; South American gauchos who settled in the 1840s and 1850s, and since the late 1830s and early 1840s onwards settlers from Britain and other countries including various European nations, most recently with especially significant contributions from St. Helena and Chile. Falkland Islanders (also called Kelpers, Falklanders; Malvinenses Malvineros/as derive from the numerically small but internationally diverse early Luis Vernet (born Louis Vernet in 1792 - died in 1871 in San Isidro, Argentina) was a merchant from Hamburg of Huguenot England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United States of America —commonly referred to as the South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Gaucho ( gaúcho in Portuguese, "gaucho" in Spanish) is a term commonly used to describe residents of the South American Pampas The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Saint Helena (pronounced saint he-LEE-na) named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin and a British overseas territory Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the [3][4]
Identity
- See also: British people
The Islanders are British, albeit with a distinct identity of their own:
| “ | British cultural, economic, social, political and educational values create a unique British-like, Falkland Islands. British people, or Britons, are the native inhabitants of Great Britain and their descendants or citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Yet Islanders feel distinctly different from their fellow citizens who reside in the United Kingdom. This might have something to do with geographical isolation or with living on a smaller island – perhaps akin to those British people not feeling European. (Lewis Clifton, Speaker of the Falklands Legislative Council)[5] | ” |
They also see themselves as no different than other immigrant nations including those of neighbouring South America:
| “ | We are as much a people as those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile and many other South American countries whose inhabitants are of principally European or African descent. The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body The Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands has ten members South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The European peoples are the various Nations and Ethnic groups of Europe. The term African people can refer to people who live in Africa, or people who trace their ancestry to Indigenous inhabitants of Africa. (Councillor Mike Summers)[6] | ” |
References
- ^ Chater, Tony. The Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands has ten members The Falklands. St. Albans: The Penna Press, 1996. p. 137. ISBN 0-9504113-1-0
- ^ a b c CIA World Factbook (2007)
- ^ FitzRoy, Robert. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the second expedition, 1831-36, under the command of Captain Robert Fitz-Roy, R. N. London: Henry Colburn, 1839. Chapter XII, p. 267.
- ^ Seventeenth periodic reports of States parties due in 2002: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. UN Document CERD/C/430/Add. 3, 13/03/2003.
- ^ Clifton, Lewis. The Falkland Islands: Self-government with an emerging national identity? News and Journal 2004, The 21st Century Trust. London, 1999. pp. 16-19.
- ^ Summers, Mike. Self-determination in the Falkland Islands. In: The Future of the Falkland Islands and Its People. L. Ivanov et al. Sofia: Double T Publishers, 2003. pp. 68-74. ISBN 954-91503-1-3
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