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Compare Gibraltar (2005) - Spratly Islands (2006)

Compare Gibraltar (2005) z Spratly Islands (2006)

 Gibraltar (2005)Spratly Islands (2006)
 GibraltarSpratly Islands
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Age structure 0-14 years: 17.8% (male 2,529/female 2,426)


15-64 years: 66% (male 9,442/female 8,970)


65 years and over: 16.2% (male 2,008/female 2,509) (2005 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products none -
Airports 1 (2004 est.) 3 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)		 total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
Area total: 6.5 sq km


land: 6.5 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: less than 5 sq km


land: less than 5 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea
Area - comparative about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC NA
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. The Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs. They are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. About 45 islands are occupied by relatively small numbers of military forces from China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Brunei has established a fishing zone that overlaps a southern reef, but has not made any formal claim.
Birth rate 10.87 births/1,000 population (2005 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 tropical
Coastline 12 km 926 km
Constitution 30 May 1969 -
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Gibraltar		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Spratly Islands
Death rate 9.18 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
Debt - external $NA (2000 est.) -
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 in 2003, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to remain a British colony and against a "total shared sovereignty" arrangement while demanding participation in talks between the UK and Spain; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar even greater autonomy all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands but has not publicly claimed the reef; claimants in November 2002 signed the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," which has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct"; in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands
Economic aid - recipient $NA -
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. Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored. There are no reliable estimates of potential reserves. Commercial exploitation has yet to be developed.
Electricity - consumption 96.76 million kWh (2002) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2002) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2002) -
Electricity - production 104 million kWh (2002) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m


highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m		 lowest point: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 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 NA
Ethnic groups Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans -
Exchange rates Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000)


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 NA -
Exports - commodities (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8% -
Exports - partners France 19.4%, Spain 14.1%, Turkmenistan 12.1%, Switzerland 11.7%, Germany 10.1%, UK 9.1%, Greece 6.8% (2004) -
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 - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA% (2002 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $27,900 (2000 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% -
Geographic coordinates 36 8 N, 5 21 W 8 38 N, 111 55 E
Geography - note strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs
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 NA -
Imports - commodities fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs -
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) -
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco -
Infant mortality rate total: 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.71 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.5% (1998) -
International organization participation Interpol (subbureau), UPU -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeal -
Labor force 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (1999) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture negligible, industry 40%, services 60% -
Land boundaries total: 1.2 km


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


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
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 February 2008)


election results: percent of vote by party - GSD 58%, GSLP 41%; seats by party - GSD 8, GSLP 7		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 79.67 years


male: 76.8 years


female: 82.7 years (2005 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 Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines
Map references Europe Southeast Asia
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm NA
Merchant marine total: 161 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 980,636 GRT/1,254,661 DWT


by type: barge carrier 3, bulk carrier 2, cargo 96, chemical tanker 21, container 22, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 2


foreign-owned: 142 (Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 105, Greece 12, Iceland 1, Ireland 1, Italy 1, Latvia 1, Norway 8, Sweden 2, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 1, United Kingdom 3, United States 2) (2005)		 -
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 Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam
Military branches Royal Gibraltar Regiment -
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 typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard
Natural resources none fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
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 27,884 (July 2005 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (2004)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 0.17% (2005 est.) -
Ports and harbors Gibraltar -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) -
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) -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female


total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 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: country code - 350; radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 24,512 (2002) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 9,797 (2002) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997) -
Terrain a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar flat
Total fertility rate 1.65 children born/woman (2005 est.) -
Unemployment rate 2% (2001 est.) -
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