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<text>
<title>
Falkland Islands (UK): Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Colony of the Falkland Islands</l>
<l> conventional short form: Falkland Islands (Islas
Malvinas)</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: FA
</p>
<p>Type: dependent territory of the UK
</p>
<p>Capital: Stanley
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the
UK)
</p>
<p>Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 3 October 1985
</p>
<p>Legal system: English common law
</p>
<p>National holiday: Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Legislative Council: 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
</p>
<p>Executive branch: British monarch, governor, Executive
Council
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Governor David Everard TATHAM (since
August 1992)
</p>
<p>Member of: ICFTU
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: none (dependent territory of
the UK)
</p>
<p>US diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the
UK)
</p>
<p>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
</p></body></article></text>