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	Argentina claims ownership of the Falkland Islands, which it calls the Malvinas, regarding them as part of ]. The Argentine government thus regards the flag of the Malvinas to be the flag of Tierra del Fuego.

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The flag of the Falkland Islands was adopted on September 29, 1948. It is a Blue Ensign with the Union Flag in the canton and the Coat of Arms of the Falkland Islands superimposed.

Prior to 1963, the flag was also used in British territory which is now administered as British Antarctic Territory. Prior to 1985, the flag was also used in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands when that territory was a dependancy of the Falkland Islands. During the Falklands War, when Argentina occupied the islands, the flag was banned and in its place the Argentine Republic's flag was raised.

A Red Ensign with the Falklands coat of arms superimposed is used as the Islands' civil ensign.

The Governor of the Falkland Islands uses a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms.

Education Falkland Islands Community School Falkland Islanders Origins Falklands Conservation Human rights LGBT Languages Falkland Islands English Law Enforcement Telecommunications Internet domain Transport Falkland Islands Government Air Service Mount Pleasant Airport Port Stanley Airport
Culture	Coat of arms Flag Motto Religion Anglican parish Christ Church Cathedral Roman Catholicism Scouting and Guiding
Sport	Commonwealth Games Cricket team Football team Rifle Association Rugby union

(*) Sixth-formers attend Peter Symonds College in England, and national diploma / NVQ students attend Chichester College in England

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British Overseas Territories	Akrotiri and Dhekelia Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Ascension Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
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Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands