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How the Falkland Islands became one of the world's most affluent places

By Josh Glancy
The Times·
21 mins to read
How the Falkland Islands became one of the world's most affluent places
A sign welcomes people in Stanley, Falkland Islands. Photo / AP

Forty years after the war, the bleak outcrop has transformed into a land of opportunity. Josh Glancy pays it a visit.

It's difficult to imagine a less hospitable place to spend five days and nights than dug into the side of Sussex Mountain on the Falkland Islands. Bleak doesn't do

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