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| Administrative divisions | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years:
18.73% (male 2,652; female 2,528) 15-64 years: 66.33% (male 9,473; female 8,866) 65 years and over: 14.94% (male 1,733; female 2,397) (2001 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | none |
| Airports | 1 (2000 est.) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total:
1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.) |
| Area | total:
6.5 sq km land: 6.5 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Background | Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In a 1967 referendum, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. |
| Birth rate | 11.25 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) |
| Budget | revenues:
$307 million expenditures: $284 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.) |
| Capital | Gibraltar |
| Climate | Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers |
| Coastline | 12 km |
| Constitution | 30 May 1969 |
| Country name | conventional long form:
none conventional short form: Gibraltar |
| Currency | Gibraltar pound (GIP) |
| Death rate | 8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) |
| Debt - external | $NA |
| Dependency status | overseas territory of the UK |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Disputes - international | source of friction between Spain and the UK |
| Economic aid - recipient | $NA |
| Economy - overview | 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 11% to the local economy. The financial sector accounts for 20% of GDP; tourism (almost 6 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. 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. |
| Electricity - consumption | 88.4 million kWh (1999) |
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (1999) |
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (1999) |
| Electricity - production | 95 million kWh (1999) |
| Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel:
100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (1999) |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point:
Mediterranean Sea 0 m highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m |
| Environment - current issues | limited natural freshwater resources; large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rainwater |
| Ethnic groups | Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese |
| Exchange rates | Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); note - the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound |
| Executive branch | chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and Commander-in-Chief David DURIE (since 5 April 2000); note - DURIE was appointed in February 2000 but took office in April 2000 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; note - there is also a Gibraltar Council that advises the governor elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister appointed by the governor |
| Exports | 0 kWh (1999) |
| Exports | $81.1 million (f.o.b., 1997) |
| Exports - commodities | (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8% |
| Exports - partners | UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, Germany |
| Fiscal year | 1 July - 30 June |
| 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 |
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $500 million (1997 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture:
NA% industry: NA% services: NA% |
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $17,500 (1997 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA% |
| Geographic coordinates | 36 11 N, 5 22 W |
| Geography - note | strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea |
| Highways | total:
46.25 km paved: 46.25 km unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%:
NA% highest 10%: NA% |
| Imports | 0 kWh (1999) |
| Imports | $492 million (c.i.f., 1997) |
| Imports - commodities | fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs |
| Imports - partners | UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands |
| Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% |
| Industries | tourism, banking and finance, ship-building and repairing; support to large UK naval and air bases; tobacco, mineral water, beer, canned fish |
| Infant mortality rate | 5.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 1.5% (1998) |
| International organization participation | Interpol (subbureau) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | 2 (2000) |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Court of Appeal |
| Labor force | 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) |
| Labor force - by occupation | services 60%, industry 40%, agriculture NEGL% |
| Land boundaries | total:
1.2 km border countries: Spain 1.2 km |
| Land use | arable land:
0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (1993 est.) |
| Languages | English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian |
| Legal system | English law |
| Legislative branch | unicameral House of Assembly (18 seats - 15 elected by popular vote, one appointed for the Speaker, and two ex officio members; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 10 February 2000 (next to be held NA 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - GSD 58%, GSLP 41%; seats by party - GSD 8, GSLP 7 |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population:
79.09 years male: 76.23 years female: 82.1 years (2001 est.) |
| Literacy | definition:
NA total population: above 80% male: NA% female: NA% |
| Location | Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain |
| Map references | Europe |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea:
3 NM |
| Merchant marine | total:
49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 669,056 GRT/1,003,809 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 15, chemical tanker 6, container 7, multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 14, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.) |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| Military branches | British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force |
| National holiday | Commonwealth Day, second Monday of March |
| Nationality | noun:
Gibraltarian(s) adjective: Gibraltar |
| Natural hazards | NA |
| Natural resources | NEGL |
| Net migration rate | NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) |
| Pipelines | 0 km |
| Political parties and leaders | Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Joseph John BOSSANO] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Housewives Association |
| Population | 27,649 (July 2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% |
| Population growth rate | 0.24% (2001 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | Gibraltar |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Radios | 37,000 (1997) |
| Railways | total:
NA km; 1.000-m gauge system in dockyard area only |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991) |
| Sex ratio | at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2001 est.) |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more |
| Telephone system | general assessment:
adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities domestic: automatic exchange facilities international: radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Telephones - main lines in use | 19,000 (1997) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 1,620 (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations | 1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997) |
| Terrain | a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar |
| Total fertility rate | 1.64 children born/woman (2001 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | 13.5% (1996) |
| Waterways | none |
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