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The majority of people in the Falkland Islands are of British descent, including people from the United Kingdom who have obtained Falkland Island status, becoming what are known locally as 'belongers'. A small minority are of South American, mainly Chilean origin, and many people from St Helena have also come to work in the Islands.

Population: 2,826 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure:

Population growth rate: 2.44% (2000 est.)

Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population

Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:

Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman

Nationality:

Ethnic groups:

British Isles

Religions: primarily Anglican Church, Roman Catholicism, United Free Church , Evangelist Church , Jehovah's Witnesses, LutheranismThe Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. See Protestantism for further discussion. History of Lutheranism Early history Lutheranism as a movement traces its origin to the work of Martin Luthe, Seventh-day AdventismThe Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA colloquially referred to as the Adventists is an evangelical Protestant Christian denomination that grew out of the prophetic Millerite movement in the United States during the middle part of the 19th century. Some re

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EnglishThe English language is a West Germanic language, originating from England. It is the third most common "first" language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world, due to the mil
See also : Falkland IslandsThe Falkland Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic consisting of two main islands known as East Falkland and West Falkland and a number of smaller islands. Sovereignty of the islands is also claimed by Argentina wher
Falkland IslandsThe Falkland Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic consisting of two main islands known as East Falkland and West Falkland and a number of smaller islands. Sovereignty of the islands is also claimed by Argentina wher



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