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Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Gibraltar Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK Government type: NA Capital: Gibraltar Administrative divisions: none (overseas territory of the UK) Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK) National holiday: National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national...
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...
The Culture of Gibraltar reflects Gibraltarians' diverse origins. While there are Spanish and British influences, a result of the territory's status as a British 'overseas territory' (colony) and its proximity to Spain , the ethnic origins of most Gibraltarians are neither British or Spanish, including Genoese, Maltese, and Portuguese. Others are Jewish...
Gibraltar derives from Gibel Tariq #8211; Tariq #8217;s Mountain #8211; which is named after Tariq Ibn Zeyad who led the eighth-century conquest of Spain by a combined force of Arabs and Berbers crossing from Africa. Gibraltar #8217;s unusual status was not acquired until almost 1000 years later, long after the Islamic invaders had been driven out by...
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 #151;comparative: about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington,...
Population: 27,833 (July 2004 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 18% (male 2,554; female 2,452) 15-64 years: 66.2% (male 9,460; female 8,965) 65 years and over: 15.8% (male 1,939; female 2,463) (2004 est.) Median age: total: 39 years male: 38.8 years female: 39.2 years (2004 est.) Population growth rate: 0.19% (2004 est.) Birth rate: 10.99 births/1,000...
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