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.
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%
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; 16 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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