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

Data code SX

Dependency status dependent territory of the UK; administered by a civil commissionerbased in the Falkland Islands

National capital none; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town

Flag description the flag of the UK is used

NOTE: The information regarding South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.