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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Territoryof United Kingdom

British Overseas Territory. Argentina claims sovereignty.[1][2][3] Draft, not yet reviewed

Capital
Population
35 in 2019[5]
Total area
4,066 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official name
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[11]

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
GS[12]
ISO alpha-3
SGS[13]
ISO numeric
239[14]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Written by this project from the cited sources.
  2. Wikipedia: British Overseas Territories Written by this project from the cited sources.
  3. Wikipedia: Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute Written by this project from the cited sources.
  4. Wikidata: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Q35086), capital: King Edward Point (revision 2564055247) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  5. Wikidata: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Q35086), population (revision 2564055247) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  6. Wikidata: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Q35086), area (revision 2564055247) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  7. Wikidata: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Q35086), official language: English (revision 2564055247) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Q35086), currency: pound sterling (revision 2564055247) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Q35086), continent: South America (revision 2564055247) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Q35086), official name (revision 2564055247) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Q35086), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2564055247) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Q35086), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2564055247) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Q35086), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2564055247) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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