Falkland Islands Dependencies
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The Falkland Islands Dependencies was the constitutional arrangement from 1843 until 1985 for administering the various British territories in Sub-Antarctica and Antarctica which were governed from the Falkland Islands and its capital Stanley.
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Falkland Islands Dependencies | |||||||||||||
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1843–1982 Argentine Occupation: 1982 1982–1985 | |||||||||||||
Motto: "Desire the right" | |||||||||||||
Anthem: "God Save the King/Queen" | |||||||||||||
Status | Overseas Territory | ||||||||||||
Capital | Stanley | ||||||||||||
Common languages | English | ||||||||||||
Government | Crown colony | ||||||||||||
Monarch | |||||||||||||
• 1843–1901 | Victoria (first) | ||||||||||||
• 1952–1985 | Elizabeth II (last) | ||||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||||
• 1843–1848 | Richard Moody (first) | ||||||||||||
• 1980–1985 | Sir Rex Hunt (last) | ||||||||||||
Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1843 | ||||||||||||
2 April 1982 | |||||||||||||
14 June 1982 | |||||||||||||
• Dissolution | 1985 | ||||||||||||
Currency | Falkland Islands pound | ||||||||||||
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