The Falkland Islands

Operations in the Falkland Islands date back 160 years to 1852 when the Falkland Islands Company was granted its Royal Charter. From its early days as a major landowner and sheep farmer, controlling almost half the land area of the Islands, the Company has steadily widened its activities to provide a broad range of essential services to the people of the Falklands. The Islands now have a population of around 3,000, with approximately 42,000 tourists visiting the Islands each year, 35,000 from cruise ships and 7,000 by air.