<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)<nl>Government</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Names:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional long form:</hi> Colony of the Falkland Islands
<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional short form:</hi> Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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<item><hi format=bold>Digraph:</hi> FA
<item><hi format=bold>Type:</hi> dependent territory of the UK
<item><hi format=bold>Capital:</hi> Stanley
<item><hi format=bold>Administrative divisions:</hi> none (dependent territory of the UK)
<item><hi format=bold>Independence:</hi> none (dependent territory of the UK)
<item><hi format=bold>National holiday:</hi> Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
<item><hi format=bold>Constitution:</hi> 3 October 1985
<item><hi format=bold>Legal system:</hi> English common law
<item><hi format=bold>Suffrage:</hi> 18 years of age; universal
<item><hi format=bold>Executive branch:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>chief of state:</hi> Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
<item>• <hi format=ital>head of government:</hi> Governor David Everard TATHAM (since August 1992)
<item>• <hi format=ital>cabinet:</hi> Executive Council; 3 members elected by the Legislative Council, 2 ex-officio members (chief executive and the financial secretary), and the governor
<item><hi format=bold>Legislative Council:</hi> elections last held 11 October 1989 (next to be held October 1994); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(10 total, 8 elected) number of seats by party NA
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi> NA
<item><hi format=bold>Member of:</hi> ICFTU
<item><hi format=bold>Diplomatic representation in US:</hi> none (dependent territory of the UK)
<item><hi format=bold>US diplomatic representation:</hi> none (dependent territory of the UK)
<item><hi format=bold>Flag:</hi> blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Falkland Island coat of arms in a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a white ram (sheep raising is the major economic activity) above the sailing ship Desire (whose crew discovered the islands) with a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto DESIRE THE RIGHT