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| - Yarphei's 41st province is located in the South Atlantic Ocean off the Coast of Argentina. It is completely surrounded by water, making it one of two waterlocked provinces of Yarphei (the other being Singapore). It is composed of the East and West Mau Yin Islands separated by the Falkland Sound, as well as 776 lesser islands nearby. The capital at Mấuyống is on the East Mấuyın, but it also contains nearby Islands. The largest city on the island is 11-20 City, containing 53% of the population. The Islands were discovered some time in the 16th century, although scholars argue about when and by whom. The first settlement was at Port St. Louis, founded by Louis Antoine de Bougainville. The United Kingdom from there took control of the islands, but it was forced to withdraw due to pressures in America. Argentina occupied the islands for several years, but since the British Empire had failed to take control of several independent colonies, it still needed a way to control the South Atlantic. Britain invaded the islands in 1833, taking them over by force. Their sovereignty remained unquestioned until World War I, when the German navy attempted to capture the islands. Later, the Falklanders voted to remain as part of the United Kingdom. Ever since the re-establishment of British rule in 1833, Argentina has claimed sovereignty. In pursuit of this claim, which is rejected by the islanders, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982. This precipitated the two-month-long undeclared Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom and resulted in the defeat and withdrawal of the Argentine forces. Since the war, there has been strong economic growth in both fisheries and tourism. In 2010, Yarphei, which had previously claimed no sovereignty over the islands, launched a surprise attack. The Second Falklands War which eventually grew into the 2010 Yarphese War consumed much of Yarphei's resources, but it emerged victorious in trying to claim control the islands. The British population on the island was given the option to leave, but only about a third did so. Since the war, the Yarphese government has offered tax incentives and more freedom of speech and assembly to those moving to the islands. The overall reaction was way better than expected, and after a few months, the plan was way ahead of schedule.
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