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Date: 23 January 2010 08:28:15

This week I want to encourage people to pray for the Falkland Islands. It is a British Overseas territory. This means that it is self-governing, but defence and foreign affairs are handled by the UK government. It is famous for the UK and Argentina going to war over it in 1982, while the UK retains sovereignty, the Argentineans are still claiming sovereignty over it. There are still disputes over fishing and flights over the Falkland Islands. There is also thought to be oil reserves of the coast, which could lead to further disputes. It has a permanent British military presence. It’s economy depends on fishing, and sheep farming. Tourism is on the increase but only makes up a small proportion of the economy. English is the language of the Falkland Islands with most of the population being of British decent. It is a wind swept island and is famous also for its penguin population.

Prayer points
• That the environmental and economics of tourism will be balanced.
• For continued improvement of relationships between the UK and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.
• For both environmental and political management of potential oil.