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Background: |
Strategically important,
Gibraltar was reluctantly ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713
Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in
1830. In a referendum held in 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to
remain a British dependency. Although the current 1969 Constitution for
Gibraltar states that the British government will never allow the people
of Gibraltar to pass under the sovereignty of another state against their
freely and democratically expressed wishes, a series of talks were held by
the UK and Spain between 1997 and 2002 on establishing temporary joint
sovereignty over Gibraltar. In response to these talks, the Gibraltarian
Government set up a referendum in late 2002 in which a majority of the
citizens voted overwhelmingly against any sharing of sovereignty with
Spain. Since the referendum, tripartite talks have been held with Spain,
UK, and Gibraltar. |
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Location: |
Southwestern Europe, bordering
the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain |
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Geographic coordinates: |
36 8 N, 5 21 W |
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Map references: |
Europe |
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Area: |
total: 6.5 sq km
land: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
about 11 times the size of The
Mall in Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 1.2 km
border countries: Spain 1.2 km |
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Coastline: |
12 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 3 nm
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Climate: |
Mediterranean with mild winters
and warm summers |
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Terrain: |
a narrow coastal lowland
borders the Rock of Gibraltar |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
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Natural resources: |
none |
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Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005) |
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Irrigated land: |
NA |
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Natural hazards: |
NA |
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Environment - current issues: |
limited natural freshwater
resources: large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect
rainwater (no longer used for drinking water) and adequate desalination
plant |
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Geography - note: |
strategic location on Strait of
Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
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Population: |
27,928 (July 2006 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 17.5% (male
2,499/female 2,388)
15-64 years: 66% (male 9,443/female 8,999)
65 years and over: 16.5% (male 2,059/female 2,540) (2006 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 39.8 years
male: 39.4 years
female: 40.1 years (2006 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
0.14% (2006 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
10.74 births/1,000 population
(2006 est.) |
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Death rate: |
9.31 deaths/1,000 population
(2006 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2006 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.06
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64
years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81
male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2006
est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 5.06 deaths/1,000
live births
male: 5.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 79.8
years
male: 76.92 years
female: 82.83 years (2006
est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
1.65 children born/woman (2006
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
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Nationality: |
noun: Gibraltarian(s)
adjective: Gibraltar |
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Ethnic groups: |
Spanish, Italian, English,
Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans |
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Religions: |
Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of
England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%,
other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census) |
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Languages: |
English (used in schools and
for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
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Literacy: |
definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA
female: NA |
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Country name: |
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form: Gibraltar |
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Dependency status: |
overseas territory of the UK
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Government type: |
NA |
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Capital: |
Gibraltar |
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Administrative divisions: |
none (overseas territory of the
UK) |
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Independence: |
none (overseas territory of the
UK) |
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National holiday: |
National Day, 10 September
(1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain
with the UK or go with Spain |
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Constitution: |
30 May 1969 |
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Legal system: |
English law |
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Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal,
plus other British citizens who have been residents six months or more
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Executive branch: |
chief of state: Queen
ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and
Commander-in-Chief Sir Francis RICHARDS (since 27 May 2003)
head of
government: Chief Minister Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed from among the 15
elected members of the House of Assembly by the governor in consultation
with the chief minister
elections: none; the monarch is
hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative
elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority
coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor |
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Legislative branch: |
unicameral House of Assembly
(18 seats - 15 elected by popular vote, 1 appointed for the Speaker, and 2
ex officio members; members serve four-year terms)
elections:
last held 27 November 2003 (next to be held not later than February 2008)
election results: percent of vote by party - GSD 58%, GSLP 41%;
seats by party - GSD 8, GSLP 7 |
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Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
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Political parties and leaders: |
Gibraltar Liberal Party [Joseph
GARCIA]; Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar
Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Joseph John BOSSANO] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders: |
Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar
Representatives Organization; Women's Association |
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International organization participation: |
Interpol (subbureau), UPU
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Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none (overseas territory of the
UK) |
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Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none (overseas territory of the
UK) |
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Flag description: |
two horizontal bands of white
(top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the center
of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in
the red band |
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Economy - overview: |
Self-sufficient Gibraltar
benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its
position as an international conference center. The British military
presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 7% to the
local economy, compared with 60% in 1984. The financial sector, tourism
(almost 5 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on
consumer goods also generate revenue. The financial sector, the shipping
sector, and tourism each contribute 25%-30% of GDP. Telecommunications
accounts for another 10%. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major
structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes
in government spending still have a major impact on the level of
employment. |
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GDP (purchasing power parity): |
$769 million (2000 est.) |
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GDP (official exchange rate): |
NA |
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GDP - real growth rate: |
NA% |
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GDP - per capita (PPP): |
$27,900 (2000 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA% |
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Labor force: |
14,800 (including non-Gibraltar
laborers) (1999) |
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Labor force - by occupation: |
agriculture negligible,
industry 40%, services 60% |
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Unemployment rate: |
2% (2001 est.) |
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Population below poverty line: |
NA% |
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Household income or consumption by percentage
share: |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
1.5% (1998) |
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Budget: |
revenues: $307 million
expenditures: $284 million; including capital expenditures of
$NA (FY00/01 est.) |
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Agriculture - products: |
none |
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Industries: |
tourism, banking and finance,
ship repairing, tobacco |
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Industrial production growth rate: |
NA% |
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Electricity - production: |
106.1 million kWh (2003) |
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Electricity - production by source: |
fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001)
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Electricity - consumption: |
98.69 million kWh (2003) |
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Electricity - exports: |
0 kWh (2003) |
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Electricity - imports: |
0 kWh (2003) |
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Oil - production: |
0 bbl/day (2003 est.) |
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Oil - consumption: |
23,500 bbl/day (2003 est.)
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Oil - exports: |
NA bbl/day |
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Oil - imports: |
NA bbl/day |
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Natural gas - production: |
0 cu m (2003 est.) |
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Natural gas - consumption: |
0 cu m (2003 est.) |
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Exports: |
$271 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Exports - commodities: |
(principally reexports)
petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8% |
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Exports - partners: |
France 19.4%, Spain 14.1%,
Turkmenistan 12.1%, Switzerland 11.7%, Germany 10.1%, UK 9.1%, Greece 6.8%
(2004) |
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Imports: |
$2.967 billion c.i.f. (2004
est.) |
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Imports - commodities: |
fuels, manufactured goods, and
foodstuffs |
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Imports - partners: |
Spain 19.9%, Russia 18.4%, UK
10.8%, Italy 8.8%, Germany 7.5%, US 5.1%, Sweden 4.7%, France 4.2% (2004)
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Debt - external: |
$NA (2000 est.) |
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Economic aid - recipient: |
$NA |
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Currency (code): |
Gibraltar pound (GIP) |
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Currency code: |
GIP |
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Exchange rates: |
Gibraltar pounds per US dollar
- 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001)
note: the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound
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Fiscal year: |
1 July - 30 June
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Telephones - main lines in use: |
24,512 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
9,797 (2002) |
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Telephone system: |
general assessment:
adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities
domestic: automatic exchange facilities
international: country code - 350; radiotelephone; microwave
radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Radios: |
37,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations: |
1 (plus three low-power
repeaters) (1997) |
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Televisions: |
10,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code: |
.gi |
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Internet hosts: |
629 (2005) |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
2 (2000) |
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Internet users: |
6,200 (2002) |
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Airports: |
1 (2005) |
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Airports - with paved runways: |
total: 1
1,524 to
2,437 m: 1 (2005) |
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Roadways: |
total: 29 km
paved: 29 km (2002) |
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Merchant marine: |
total: 160 ships (1000
GRT or over) 1,110,970 GRT/1,386,556 DWT
by type: barge carrier
3, bulk carrier 1, cargo 102, chemical tanker 20, container 14, passenger
3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 4, specialized
tanker 1
foreign-owned: 148 (Belgium 1, Finland 1, France 1,
Germany 106, Greece 9, Iceland 1, Ireland 1, Italy 5, Latvia 2, Norway 9,
Sweden 5, Taiwan 1, UK 4, US 2) (2005) |
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Ports and terminals: |
Gibraltar |
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Military branches: |
Royal Gibraltar Regiment |
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Military - note: |
defense is the responsibility
of the UK; the last British regular infantry forces left Gibraltar in
1992, replaced by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment |
| Transnational Issues |
Gibraltar |
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Disputes - international: |
in 2002, Gibraltar residents
voted overwhelmingly by referendum to reject any "shared sovereignty"
arrangement; the government of Gibraltar insists on equal participation in
talks between the UK and Spain; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant
Gibraltar even greater autonomy |
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