_#_Legal system: English common law
_#_National holiday: Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
_#_Executive branch: British monarch, commissioner
_#_Legislative branch: none
_#_Judicial branch: none
_#_Leaders:
Chief of State—Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Commissioner William Hugh FULLERTON (since 1988; resident at Stanley, Falkland Islands)
_*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 $451,011, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY88 est.)
_#_Electricity: 900 kW capacity; 2 million kWh produced, NA kWh per capita (1990)