Falklanders to hold referendum
The Falkland Islands are to hold a referendum next year on their "political status" in an attempt to bring an end to the continuing dispute with Argentina over the islands' sovereignty, their government has announced.
Falkland Islands in numbers
- The islands are 7,780 miles from the UK and 1,140 miles from Buenos Aires.
- They have been under British control since 1833 apart from during the brief conflict.
- The Falkland Islands conflict lasted 74 days in 1982.
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