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 GibraltarJersey
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes including Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Quen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity
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.)
0-14 years: 16.9% (male 8,003/female 7,428)


15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,586/female 30,853)


65 years and over: 15.8% (male 6,388/female 8,063) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products none potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Area total:
6.5 sq km

land:
6.5 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total: 116 sq km


land: 116 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about two-thirds the size of 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. Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
Birth rate 11.25 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) 9.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget revenues:
$307 million

expenditures:
$284 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)
revenues: $829 million


expenditures: $851 million (2005)
Capital Gibraltar name: Saint Helier


geographic coordinates: 49 11 N, 2 06 W


time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline 12 km 70 km
Constitution 30 May 1969 unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Gibraltar
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey


conventional short form: Jersey
Currency Gibraltar pound (GIP) -
Death rate 8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) 9.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external $NA $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international source of friction between Spain and the UK none
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. Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2005 the finance sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. Tourism accounts for one-quarter of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. Living standards come close to those of the UK.
Electricity - consumption 88.4 million kWh (1999) 630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Electricity - production 95 million kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
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Elevation extremes lowest point:
Mediterranean Sea 0 m

highest point:
Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Environment - current issues limited natural freshwater resources; large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rainwater NA
Ethnic groups Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)
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 Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002)


note: the Jersey 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
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006)


head of government: Chief Minister Frank WALKER (since December 2005); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995)


cabinet: Cabinet (since December 2005)


elections: ministers of the Cabinet including the chief minister are elected by the Assembly of States; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports $81.1 million (f.o.b., 1997) $NA
Exports - commodities (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8% light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, Germany UK (2006)
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June 1 April - 31 March
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 white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow
GDP purchasing power parity - $500 million (1997 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
agriculture: 1%


industry: 2%


services: 97% (2005)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $17,500 (1997 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 36 11 N, 5 22 W 49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
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%
lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports $492 million (c.i.f., 1997) $NA
Imports - commodities fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands UK (2006)
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking and finance, ship-building and repairing; support to large UK naval and air bases; tobacco, mineral water, beer, canned fish tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics
Infant mortality rate 5.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) total: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.5% (1998) 3.7% (December 2006)
International organization participation Interpol (subbureau) -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 2 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km NA
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeal Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
Labor force 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) 53,560 (June 2006)
Labor force - by occupation services 60%, industry 40%, agriculture NEGL% -
Land boundaries total:
1.2 km

border countries:
Spain 1.2 km
0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (1993 est.)
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Legal system English law the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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
unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (58 seats; 55 are voting members, of which 12 are senators elected for six-year terms, 12 are constables or heads of parishes elected for three-year terms, 29 are deputies elected for three-year terms, the bailiff and the deputy bailiff, and 3 non-voting members includes the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General appointed by the monarch)


elections: last held 19 October 2005 for senators and 23 November 2005 for deputies (next to be held in 2008)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55
Life expectancy at birth total population:
79.09 years

male:
76.23 years

female:
82.1 years (2001 est.)
total population: 79.51 years


male: 77.02 years


female: 82.2 years (2007 est.)
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
above 80%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
definition: NA


total population: NA%


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 Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Europe Europe
Maritime claims territorial sea:
3 NM
territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 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.)
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Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force -
National holiday Commonwealth Day, second Monday of March Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality noun:
Gibraltarian(s)

adjective:
Gibraltar
noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards NA NA
Natural resources NEGL arable land
Net migration rate NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Pipelines 0 km -
Political parties and leaders Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Joseph John BOSSANO] two declared parties: Centre Party; Jersey Democratic Alliance


note: all senators and deputies elected in 2005 were independents
Political pressure groups and leaders Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Housewives Association none
Population 27,649 (July 2001 est.) 91,321 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.24% (2001 est.) 0.244% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors Gibraltar -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) AM NA, FM 1, 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) Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
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.)
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.077 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.991 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.792 male(s)/female


total population: 0.971 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more 18 years of age; universal
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)
general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey and UK
Telephones - main lines in use 19,000 (1997) 73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular 1,620 (1997) 83,900 (2004)
Television broadcast stations 1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997) 2 (1997)
Terrain a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate 1.64 children born/woman (2001 est.) 1.58 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate 13.5% (1996) 2.2% (2006 est.)
Waterways none -
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