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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 
 Main prefix
 VP8, LU 
 Time zone
 -2 h 
 Continent
 South America 
 
          South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands          
 
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 

 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - (Metropole: United Kingdom)
 contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag.
 
          South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands          
 
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 
 Capital: 
The Government Administration is situated at King Edward Point (KEP) in the small base, a short distance (1 km) from Grytviken. Grytviken was formerly a whaling station on South Georgia.
 Administrative
 divisions: 
For DXCC purposes 2 Entities: South Georgia and South Sandwich Is.
 Population: 
No indigenous inhabitants.
The small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; there are two British Antarctic Research Stations (Bird Island and King Edward Point), two Museum Curators and a Marine Officer and his wife. The South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited.
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
54° 15' S, 36° 45' W
 Area total: 
3,903 sq. km
includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of some nine islands. G 3,755 sq. km S 148 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Atlantic Ocean 0 m - Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.gs
 Currency: 
British pound (GBP)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
South Georgia
 Name - local
 short form: 
SGSSI
 Independence: 
none (part of UK)
 Constitution: 
adopted 3 October 1985
 Government
 type: 
The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands was formed in 1985 as separate British territory under a commissioner. It had previously been part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies. The Commissioner of the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) was vested in legal, financial and administrative authority and responsibility for the governance of these United Kingdom dependent territories. On South Georgia the Marine Officer at King Edward Point, is the Government's representative and has responsibility for local administration. The South Georgia Government team is based in Stanley in the Falkland Islands at Government House.
 Dependency
 status: 
The overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands.
It had previously been part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies.
 National
 holiday: 
Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
 
          South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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