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 | A major sticking point in all the negotiations was that the two thousand inhabitants of mainly British descent preferred that the islands remained British territory. |
| The largest company in the islands used to be the Falkland Islands Company (FIC), a publicly quoted company on the London Stock Exchange and was responsible for the majority of the economic activity on the islands, though its farms were sold in 1991 to the Falkland Islands Government. |
| The population is 2,967 (July 2003 estimate), the majority of which are of British descent (approximately 70%). |
| Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Falkland Islands (2057 words) |
| However the talks never came to any meaningful conclusion, and a major sticking point in any negotiations was the 2,000 inhabitants of mainly British descent who prefer that the islands remain British territory. |
| Much of the land is part of the two main islands separated by the Falkland Sound: East Falkland, home to the capital of Stanley and the majority of the population, and West Falkland. |
| The largest company in the islands is the Falkland Islands Company, a publicly quoted company on the London Stock Exchange and responsible for the majority of the economic activity on the islands. |
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