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List All Cities Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Listing cities Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) database :
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Description Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by Works Jobs XP
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Although first sighted by an English navigator in 1592, the first landing (English) did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement (French) was not established until 1764. The colony was turned over to Spain two years later and the islands have since been the subject of a territorial dispute, first between Britain and Spain, then between Britain and Argentina. The UK asserted its claim to the islands by establishing a naval garrison there in 1833. Argentina invaded the islands on 2 April 1982. The British responded with an expeditionary force that landed seven weeks later and after fierce fighting forced an Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982.
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Location
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Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Connecticut
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Natural resources Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains
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Religions Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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Christian 67.2%, none 31.5%, other 1.3% (2006 census)
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Languages
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English
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Education Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) expenditures
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NA
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Government Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) type
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overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina
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Independence
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none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Economy - overview
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none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)
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Investment Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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NA%
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Industries Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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