10 March 2013 Last updated at 06:05 ET

Residents of the Falkland Islands are preparing to vote in a referendum on 10 and 11 March to decide whether to remain an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.

The move has been condemned by Argentina which claims sovereignty over the islands.

BBC News has spoken to Falkland Islanders to see how they think the referendum will pan out and what impact it might have on UK-Argentine and UK-Falkland ties.

I'm a sixth or seventh-generation Falkland Islander; I've lived here all my life.

My father is a Falkland Islander and my mother moved here just before the war broke out, when my father served in the resistance.

The referendum is vital - it will show Argentina and the world that the islanders can chose their own future and political status.

Argentina tries to garner support around the world for its claim to the islands but the referendum will make their argument difficult to back.

There is a misconception in Britain resulting from the latest census which said that the majority of residents identify themselves as Falkland Islanders.

But for us it's like people in Wales and Scotland identifying themselves primarily as Welsh and Scottish, then British second.

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Falkland Islands : Residents' views