Gibraltar (2003)

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Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure	0-14 years: 18.3% (male 2,593; female 2,482) 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 9,458; female 8,946) 65 years and over: 15.4% (male 1,873; female 2,424) (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products	none
Airports	1 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
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 referendums held in 1967 and 2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency.
Birth rate	11.09 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget	revenues: $307 million expenditures: $284 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY 00/01 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	8.93 deaths/1,000 population (2003 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	Gibraltar residents vote overwhelmingly in referendum against "total shared sovereignty" arrangement worked out between Spain and UK to change 300-year rule over colony
Economic aid - recipient	$NA; note - if an agreement between Spain and the UK is reached, could receive 50 million euros from the EU
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 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.
Electricity - consumption	93 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	100 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)
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 (no longer used for drinking water) and adequate desalination plant
Ethnic groups	Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese
Exchange rates	Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); 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 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
Exports	0 kWh (2001)
Exports	$81.1 million f.o.b. (1997)
Exports	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	(principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%
Exports - partners	UK 27.7%, Switzerland 14.3%, Germany 12%, France 6.9%, Spain 6.1%, Turkmenistan 5%, Ukraine 4.6% (2002)
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 8 N, 5 21 W
Geography - note	strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Highways	total: 29 km paved: 29 km unpaved: 0 km (2002)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	0 kWh (2001)
Imports	$492 million c.i.f. (1997)
Imports	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs
Imports - partners	Germany 27.3%, Spain 21.8%, UK 12.1%, Italy 8% (2002)
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%
Industries	tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco
Infant mortality rate	total: 5.31 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.92 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 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% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages	English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
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 27 November 2003 (next to be held not later than NA 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - GSD 58%, GSLP 41%; seats by party - GSD 8, GSLP 7
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 79.38 years male: 76.51 years female: 82.4 years (2003 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: 114 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,008,140 GRT/1,435,595 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 58, chemical tanker 14, container 20, multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 13, roll on/roll off 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, France 2, Germany 55, Greece 6, Ireland 1, Monaco 2, Norway 3, United Kingdom 13 (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	no regular indigenous military forces; British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
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
Nationality	noun: Gibraltarian(s) adjective: Gibraltar
Natural hazards	NA
Natural resources	NEGL
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Pipelines	0 km
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]
Political pressure groups and leaders	Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Women's Association
Population	27,776 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%
Population growth rate	0.22% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	Gibraltar
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
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: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2003 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	1.65 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate	2% (2001 est.)
Waterways	none

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