Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GIF)

The waving flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Animated GIF)

The SGSSI flag is a Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on the right. The coat of arms of the territory includes a shield, a reindeer, a fur seal, a macaroni penguin, and the motto: Leo Terram Propriam Protegat ("Let the lion protect its own land"). The height-to-width ratio in the flag is 1:2, and the flag was adopted in 1999. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is King Edward Point; its population is approximately 100 (non-permanent population); and its area is 3,903 km².