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Geography |
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait
of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain
Geographic coordinates: 36 11 N, 5 22 W
Map references: Europe
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
Land boundaries:
total: 1.2 km
border countries: Spain 1.2 km
Coastline: 12 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm
Climate: Mediterranean with mild winters and warm
summers
Terrain: a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock
of Gibraltar
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
Natural resources: NEGL
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: limited natural
freshwater resources; large concrete or natural rock
water catchments collect rain water
Geography - note: strategic location on Strait of
Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and
Mediterranean Sea
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Background:
Strategically important Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by
Spain in 1713. In a 1967 referendum, Gibraltarians ignored
Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British
dependency.
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People |
Population: 29,481 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21% (male 3,167; female 3,013)
15-64 years: 65% (male 10,141; female 8,925)
65 years and over: 14% (male 1,769; female 2,466)
(2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.91% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 14.14 births/1,000 population (2000
est.)
Death rate: 8.45 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 3.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births
(2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.95 years
male: 76.09 years
female: 81.96 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.15 children born/woman (2000
est.)
Nationality:
noun: Gibraltarian(s)
adjective: Gibraltar
Ethnic groups: Italian, English, Maltese,
Portuguese, Spanish
Religions: Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England
6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)
Languages: English (used in schools and for official
purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA%
female: NA%
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Communications |
Telephones - main lines in use: 17,000 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,161 (1999)
Telephone system: adequate, automatic domestic
system and adequate international facilities
domestic: automatic exchange facilities
international: radiotelephone; microwave radio relay;
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0
(1998)
Radios: 37,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (plus three
low-power repeaters) (1997)
Televisions: 10,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): NA
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Transportation |
Railways:
total: NA km; 1.000-m gauge system in dockyard
area only
Highways:
total: 49.9 km
paved: 49.9 km
unpaved: 0 km
Pipelines: 0 km
Ports and harbors: Gibraltar
Merchant marine:
total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
477,183 GRT/752,644 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 2, chemical tanker
2, container 4, multi-functional large load carrier 1,
passenger 1, petroleum tanker 13, roll-on/roll-off 2
(1999 est.)
Airports: 1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
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