Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands, officially the Dominion of the Falkland Islands, is a sovereign island country in the south Pacific Ocean Mediterranean Sea off the west coast of South America.

The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are a dependency of the Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands is one of the eighteen British Commonwealth Realms and thus a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is also a member of the Asia-Pacific Treaty Organisation, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and the United Nations.

History

 * 1982: Falklands War
 * 1986: passing of the Commonwealth Realms Act in the Falkland Islands.

Society and culture

 * Transportation in the Falkland Islands