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Title :Gibraltar
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Gibraltar
Header
Affiliation:
(dependent territory of the UK)
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
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total area:
6.5 sq km
land area:
6.5 sq km
comparative area:
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total 1.2 km, Spain 1.2 km
Coastline:
12 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea:
3 nm
International disputes:
source of occasional friction between Spain and the UK
Climate:
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Terrain:
a narrow coastal lowland borders The Rock
Natural resources:
negligible
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
limited natural freshwater resources, so large concrete or natural rock
water catchments collect rain water
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
NA
Note:
strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic
Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
People
Population:
31,874 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
24% (female 3,757; male 3,835)
15-64 years:
63% (female 9,730; male 10,485)
65 years and over:
13% (female 2,360; male 1,707) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.62% (1995 est.)
Birth rate:
15 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate:
8.85 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
76.61 years
male:
73.7 years
female:
79.48 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.29 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Gibraltarian(s)
adjective:
Gibraltar
Ethnic divisions:
Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, Spanish
Religions:
Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 11% (Church of England 8%, other 3%), Moslem
8%, Jewish 2%, none or other 5% (1981)
Languages:
English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian,
Portuguese, Russian
Literacy:
NA%
Labor force:
14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers)
note:
UK military establishments and civil government employ nearly 50% of the
labor force
Government
Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Gibraltar
Digraph:
GI
Type:
dependent territory of the UK
Capital:
Gilbraltar
Administrative divisions:
none (dependent territory of the UK)
Independence:
none (dependent territory of the UK)
National holiday:
Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)
Constitution:
30 May 1969
Legal system:
English law
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects resident six months or
more
Executive branch:
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and
Commander in Chief Gen. Sir John CHAPPLE (since NA March 1993)
head of government:
Chief Minister Joe BOSSANO (since 25 March 1988)
Gibraltar Council:
advises the governor
cabinet:
Council of Ministers; appointed from the elected members of the Assembly by
the governor in consultation with the chief minister
Legislative branch:
unicameral
House of Assembly:
elections last held on 16 January 1992 (next to be held January 1996);
results - SL 73.3%; seats - (18 total, 15 elected) number of seats by party
NA
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court, Court of Appeal
Political parties and leaders:
Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party (SL), Joe BOSSANO; Gibraltar Labor
Party/Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (GCL/AACR), leader NA;
Gibraltar Social Democrats, Peter CARUANA; Gibraltar National Party, Joe
GARCIA
Other political or pressure groups:
Housewives Association; Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives
Organization
Member of:
INTERPOL (subbureau)
Diplomatic representation in US:
none (dependent territory of the UK)
US diplomatic representation:
none (dependent territory of the UK)
Government
Flag:
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
Economy
Overview:
Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade and offshore banking.
The British military presence has been severely reduced and now only
contributes about 11% to the local economy. The financial sector accounts
for 15% of GDP; tourism, shipping services fees, and duties on consumer
goods also generate revenue. Because more than 70% of the economy is in the
public sector, changes in government spending have a major impact on the
level of employment.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power parity - $205 million (1993 est.)
National product real growth rate:
NA%
National product per capita:
$6,600 (1993 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.6% (1988)
Unemployment rate:
NA%
Budget:
revenues:
$116 million
expenditures:
$124 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1992-93)
Exports:
$57 million (f.o.b., 1992)
commodities:
(principally re-exports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%
partners:
UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, FRG
Imports:
$420 million (c.i.f., 1992)
commodities:
fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs
partners:
UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands
External debt:
$318 million (1987)
Industrial production:
growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
47,000 kW
production:
90 million kWh
consumption per capita:
2,539 kWh (1993)
Industries:
tourism, banking and finance, construction, commerce; support to large UK
naval and air bases; transit trade and supply depot in the port; light
manufacturing of tobacco, roasted coffee, ice, mineral waters, candy, beer,
and canned fish
Agriculture:
none
Economic aid:
recipient:
US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-88), $800,000; Western (non-US)
countries and ODA bilateral commitments (1992-93), $2.5 million
Currency:
1 Gibraltar pound (#G) = 100 pence
Economy
Exchange rates:
Gibraltar pounds (#G) per US$1 - 0.6350 (January 1995), 0.6529 (1994),
0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990); note - the
Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Transportation
Railroads:
total:
NA km; 1.000-m gauge system in dockyard area only
Highways:
50 km
paved:
50 km
Pipelines:
none
Ports:
Gibraltar
Merchant marine:
total:
23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 419,707 GRT/721,110 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 3, cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, container 2, oil tanker 14
Airports:
total:
1
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
Communications
Telephone system:
9,400 telephones; adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate
international radiocommunication and microwave facilities
local:
NA
intercity:
NA
international:
1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station
Radio:
broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0
radios:
NA
Television:
broadcast stations:
4
televisions:
NA
Defense Forces
Branches:
British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
Note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK
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