CIA World Fact Book, 2004/Gibraltar


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!| 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.
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!| Location: !| Geographic coordinates: !| Map references: !| Area: water: 0 sq km land: 6.5 sq km !| Area - comparative: !| Land boundaries: border countries: Spain 1.2 km !| Coastline: !| Maritime claims: !| Climate: !| Terrain: !| Elevation extremes: highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m !| Natural resources: !| Land use: permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) !| Irrigated land: !| Natural hazards: !| Environment - current issues: !| Geography - note:
 * Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain
 * 36 8 N, 5 21 W
 * Europe
 * total: 6.5 sq km
 * about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
 * total: 1.2 km
 * 12 km
 * territorial sea: 3 nm
 * Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
 * a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar
 * lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
 * none
 * arable land: 0%
 * NA sq km
 * NA
 * limited natural freshwater resources: large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rainwater (no longer used for drinking water) and adequate desalination plant
 * strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
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!| Population: !| Age structure: 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: male: 38.8 years female: 39.2 years (2004 est.) !| Population growth rate: !| Birth rate: !| Death rate: !| Net migration rate: !| Sex ratio: under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) !| Infant mortality rate: female: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 5.81 deaths/1,000 live births !| Life expectancy at birth: male: 76.65 years female: 82.54 years (2004 est.) !| Total fertility rate: !| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: !| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: !| HIV/AIDS - deaths: !| Nationality: adjective: Gibraltar !| Ethnic groups: !| Religions: !| Languages: !| Literacy: total population: above 80% male: NA female: NA
 * 27,833 (July 2004 est.)
 * 0-14 years: 18% (male 2,554; female 2,452)
 * total: 39 years
 * 0.19% (2004 est.)
 * 10.99 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 * 9.05 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 * 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
 * at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
 * total: 5.22 deaths/1,000 live births
 * total population: 79.52 years
 * 1.65 children born/woman (2004 est.)
 * NA
 * NA
 * NA
 * noun: Gibraltarian(s)
 * Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans
 * Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)
 * English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
 * definition: NA
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!| Country name: conventional short form: Gibraltar !| Dependency status: !| Government type: !| Capital: !| Administrative divisions: !| Independence: !| National holiday: !| Constitution: !| Legal system: !| Suffrage: !| Executive branch: 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 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 !| Legislative branch: 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 !| Judicial branch: !| Political parties and leaders: !| Political pressure groups and leaders: !| International organization participation: !| Diplomatic representation in the US: !| Diplomatic representation from the US: !| Flag description:
 * conventional long form: none
 * overseas territory of the UK
 * NA
 * Gibraltar
 * none (overseas territory of the UK)
 * none (overseas territory of the UK)
 * National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain
 * 30 May 1969
 * English law
 * 18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more
 * chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and Commander-in-Chief Sir Francis RICHARDS (since 27 May 2003)
 * 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)
 * Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
 * Gibraltar Liberal Party [Joseph GARCIA]; Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Joseph John BOSSANO]
 * Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Women's Association
 * Interpol (subbureau), UPU
 * none (overseas territory of the UK)
 * none (overseas territory of the UK)
 * 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
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!| Economy - overview: !| GDP: !| GDP - real growth rate: !| GDP - per capita: !| GDP - composition by sector: industry: NA services: NA (2002 est.) !| Population below poverty line: !| Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%: NA !| Inflation rate (consumer prices): !| Labor force: !| Labor force - by occupation: !| Unemployment rate: !| Budget: expenditures: $284 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY00/01 est.) !| Agriculture - products: !| Industries: !| Industrial production growth rate: !| Electricity - production: !| Electricity - consumption: !| Electricity - exports: !| Electricity - imports: !| Oil - production: !| Oil - consumption: !| Oil - exports: !| Oil - imports: !| Exports: !| Exports - commodities: !| Exports - partners: !| Imports: !| Imports - commodities: !| Imports - partners: !| Debt - external: !| Economic aid - recipient: !| Currency: !| Currency code: !| Exchange rates: !| Fiscal year:
 * 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.
 * purchasing power parity - $500 million (1997 est.)
 * NA
 * purchasing power parity - $17,500 (1997 est.)
 * agriculture: NA
 * NA
 * lowest 10%: NA
 * 1.5% (1998)
 * 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (1999)
 * agriculture negligible, industry 40%, services 60%
 * 2% (2001 est.)
 * revenues: $307 million
 * none
 * tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco
 * NA
 * 100 million kWh (2001)
 * 93 million kWh (2001)
 * 0 kWh (2001)
 * 0 kWh (2001)
 * 0 bbl/day (2001 est.)
 * 42,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
 * NA (2001)
 * NA (2001)
 * $136 million f.o.b. (2002)
 * (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%
 * Germany 25.6%, France 24.8%, UK 14.3%, Turkmenistan 9.4%, Switzerland 7.5%, Spain 5.6% (2003)
 * $1.743 billion c.i.f. (2002)
 * fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs
 * Spain 26.5%, UK 14.8%, Russia 8.2%, Italy 6.6%, Netherlands 6.5%, France 5.3%, Germany 4.6%, Romania 4.2% (2003)
 * NA (2000 est.)
 * NA
 * Gibraltar pound (GIP)
 * GIP
 * Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); note - the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound
 * 1 July - 30 June
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!| Telephones - main lines in use: !| Telephones - mobile cellular: !| Telephone system: domestic: automatic exchange facilities international: country code - 350; radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) !| Radio broadcast stations: !| Radios: !| Television broadcast stations: !| Televisions: !| Internet country code: !| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): !| Internet users:
 * 24,512 (2002)
 * 9,797 (2002)
 * general assessment: adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities
 * AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
 * 37,000 (1997)
 * 1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997)
 * 10,000 (1997)
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 * 2 (2000)
 * 6,200 (2002)
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!| Highways: paved: 29 km unpaved: 0 km (2002) !| Ports and harbors: !| Merchant marine: by type: bulk 3, cargo 69, chemical tanker 14, container 27, multi-functional large load carrier 3, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 13, roll on/roll off 2 registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.) foreign-owned: Belgium 1, Cyprus 3, Denmark 1, Estonia 1, France 1, Germany 92, Greece 11, Hong Kong 2, Iceland 1, Monaco 4, Norway 6, Spain 1, United Kingdom 6, United States 2 !| Airports: !| Airports - with paved runways: 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
 * total: 29 km
 * Gibraltar
 * total: 133 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 980,636 GRT/1,254,661 DWT
 * 1 (2003 est.)
 * total: 1
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!| Military branches: !| Military - note:
 * Royal Gibraltar Regiment
 * defense is the responsibility of the UK; the last British regular infantry forces left Gibraltar in 1992, replaced by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment
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