Bird Island;
the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited

Government

Country name:
conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
conventional short form: none

Data code: SX

Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by
Argentina; administered from the Falkland Island by a UK civil
commissioner; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town

Capital: none; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town

Legal system: NA

Diplomatic representation in the US: none (overseas territory of
the UK, also claimed by Argentina)

Diplomatic representation from the US: none (overseas territory
of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)

Flag description: the flag of the UK is used

Economy

Economy--overview: Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters.
There is a potential source of income from harvesting fin fish and
krill. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in
the UK.

Budget:
revenues: $291,777
expenditures: $451,000, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988
est.)

Communications

Telephone system:
domestic: NA
international: coastal radiotelephone station at Grytviken

Transportation

Ports and harbors: Grytviken

Airports: none

Military

Military--note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: claimed by Argentina

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Introduction

Background: A powerful world empire in the 16th and 17th
centuries, Spain ultimately yielded command of the seas to England,
beginning with the defeat of the Armada in 1588. Spain subsequently
failed to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions and fell
behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power.
Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II. In the second half of
the 20th century Spain played a catch-up role in the western
international community. Continuing problems are large-scale
unemployment and the Basque separatist movement.

Geography

Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay,
Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains,
southwest of France

Geographic coordinates: 40 00 N, 4 00 W

Map references: Europe

Area:
total: 504,750 sq km
land: 499,400 sq