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- Government
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- Long-form name: Colony of the Falkland Islands.
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- Type: dependent territory of the UK.
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- Capital: Stanley.
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- Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK).
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- Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK).
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- Constitution: 3 October 1985.
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- Legal system: English common law.
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- National holiday: Liberation Day, 14 June (1982).
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- Executive branch: British monarch, governor, Executive Council.
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- Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council.
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- Judicial branch: Supreme Court.
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- Leaders:
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- Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952);
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- Head of Government--Governor William Hugh FULLERTON
- (since NA 1988).
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- Political parties: NA.
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- Suffrage: universal at age 18.
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- Elections: Legislative Council--last held 3 October 1985
- (next to be held October 1990); results--percent of vote
- by party NA; seats--(10 total, 8 elected) number of seats
- by party NA.
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- Diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK).
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- Flag: 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.
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