Falkland Islands

the Falkland islands - archipelago in a southwest part of Atlantic ocean. Terrain - 12,2  thousand sq. km; the population - about 2 thousand persons. The archipelago consists of two large islands - Soledad (East Folklend) and Gran-Malvina (Western Folklend), and assemblage small.

Falkland, or as them name in Argentina, Malvinsky, islands are installation of dispute between the Great Britain and Argentina which sources originate in a colonial epoch. Having intoned the independence of Spain in 1816  to year, Argentina observed itself in the capacity of pravopreemnitsy its former colonial possession concerning the Falkland islands. But in 1833  to year of island have been captureed by Englishmen and since then are considered as colonial possession of the Great Britain. Argentina does not recognise the British jurisdiction, demands refund of islands and has achieved the solution of the United Nations on their turning on in the list of the terrains which are subject to decolonization. In 1982  to year territorial dispute has led to the English-Argentina confrontation.

The archipelago Population consists in the core of Englishmen and Scots. They are engaged mainly in sheep breeding, and also a trade of a marine beast and fishery. An archipelago administrative centre - Port Stanley at which bunks more than half of population of islands.

The Climate on islands - oceanic, cool, in regular intervals wet. Mid-annual temperatures do not exceed 10  °C. The archipelago Bulk is covered by gramineous pratums and peatbogs. In 70th years on a shelf of southern Argentina and Malvinas Islands rich oil deposits have been open.