OFFICIAL NAME:Falkland Islands CAPITAL:Port Stanley SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT:British Dependent Territory AREA:12,170 Sq Km (4,698 Sq Mi) ESTIMATED 2000 POPULATION2,400 LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHY:The Falkland Islands are located to the northeast of Cape Horn and consist of two main islands, East and Wes...
Overseas Territory:Falkland Islands Country:United Kingdom Abbreviations:FK, FLK Other Name:Islas Malvinas Capital:Stanley Time Zones:1 Dial Code:+500 Time Zone in Falkland Islands Note:British Overseas Territory 14時21分 Stanley FKST UTC -3 ...
The Falkland Islands are a group of islands located in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the eastern coast of Argentina. The Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, are a British Overseas Territory; however, they are claimed by Argentina. The two main islands, East Falkland and West ...
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(Placename) a group of over 100 islands in the S Atlantic: a UK Overseas Territory; invaded by Argentina, who had long laid claim to the islands, on 2 April 1982; recaptured by a British expeditionary force on 14 June 1982. Chief town: Stanley. Pop: 3140 (2008 est). Area: about 12...
Falklands' oil is described as waxy, which oil producers find problematic. Oil companies face sanctions enacted by the government of Argentina which insists that the British territory belongs to it.WaymanErinEBSCO_AspEarth
And you were the spearhead of an immense national effort, whereby our country dispatched a Task Force 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic to liberate a British territory from occupation and, even more importantly, to vindicate...
STANLEY, Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands voters decided by an overwhelming 99.8 percent margin Monday to keep their government just the way it is: a British Overseas Territory. Of the 1,517 valid votes cast in the referendum, only 3 islanders voted "no" to the question: "Do you wish the ...
Falkland Islands(fôkˈlənd), Span.Islas Malvinas,group of islands (2015 est. pop. 3,000), 4,618 sq mi (11,961 sq km), S Atlantic, c.300 mi (480 km) E of the Strait of Magellan. The islands are a British overseas territory; the capital isStanley. There are two large is...
etymology: named after Edward Smith-Stanley (1799-1869), the 14th Earl of Derby, a British statesman and three-time prime minister of the UK who never visited the islands Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina) Independence none (overseas territo...