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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
conventional short form:
none
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| Dependency status: |
overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by UK civil commissioner Donald A. LAMONT, representing Queen ELIZABETH II; Grytviken, formerly a whaling station on South Georgia, is the garrison town
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| National holiday: |
Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
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| Constitution: |
adopted 3 October 1985
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| Legal system: |
the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)
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| Flag description: |
the flag of the UK is used
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