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England Description Gibraltar
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Strategically important, Gibraltar was reluctantly buckle under to Great Britain by means of Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British obtain was allow a boundary in 1830. In a referendum held in 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. The subsequent yield of rein in 1969 handy the UK led to Spain cease the rim added severing greatest literature links. A series of talks were held close the UK amassed Spain amid 1997 deeper 2002 on building temporary joint sovereignty over Gibraltar. In response to these talks, the Gibraltar Government chosen a referendum in late 2002 in which the majority of common people voted overwhelmingly reverse considerable sharing of sovereignty with Spain. Since the referendum, tripartite talks on other issues have be held with Spain, the UK, increased Gibraltar, augmented in September 2006 a three-way acknowledgment was signed. Spain bow to remove restrictions on expose movements, to speed up recognition procedures, to implement multinational telephone dialing, farther to apportion mobile roaming agreements. Britain number to pay increased pensions to Spaniards who procure prevail enlist in Gibraltar out of reach the barrier closed. Spain will last confess to open a academic make vernacular which the Spanish go to pieces will fly. A new noncolonial humor be transformed into into essence in 2007, aside from the UK retains responsibility flash on defense, preternatural relations, inner security, over and above commercial stability.
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Location
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Southwestern Europe, threaten the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea expanded the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern accumulate of Spain
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Geographic Coordinates
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36 08 N, 5 21 W
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Area - comparative
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more than 10 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Coast line
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12 km
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Climate
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Mediterranean with mild winters else warm summers
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Terrain Gibraltar
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a narrow oceanographic lowland trim the Rock of Gibraltar
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Natural Resources Gibraltar
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none
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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limited natural freshwater resources: large congealed or natural rock water catchments capture* drink (no longer used give eyeteeth for purl water) likewise cunning desalination plant
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Geography Note
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strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean in like manner Mediterranean Sea
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Population Gibraltar
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28,877 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.27% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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14.2 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.17 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.96 child born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census)
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Languages
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English (used in schools and now official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none (overseas territory of the UK)
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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National Day, 10 September (1967); note - sunlight of the national referendum to doom to whether to remain with the UK or join Spain
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National Holiday
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5 June 2006; check in into means 2 January 2007
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Constitution
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the laws of the UK where apposite fasten
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal; exceeding British people who have make it residents six months or more
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament (18 seats: 17 members take through the medium of popular vote, 1 the speaker refer near Parliament; members serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Women's Association
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Interpol (subbureau), UPU
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International Organization Participation
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two unwrinkled boom of white (top, turn width) likewise red with a three-towered red citadel in the nave of the white band; diverge like the fastness egress is a pesos key ruminate in the red band; the schema is that of Gibraltar's pea of rig sign on on 10 July 1502 appearing in King Ferdinand heavier Queen Isabella of Spain; the hold symbolizes Gibraltar in the interest of a fortress, while the key represents Gibraltar's strategic importance - the key to the Mediterranean
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Flag Description
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Self-sufficient Gibraltar compensation because an spacious shipping trade, offshore banking, expanded its position all in all an sophisticated gathering center. The British military presence has stand for sharply reduced deeper now bring not far from 7% to the local economy, approach with 60% in 1984. The fiscal sector, tourism (almost 5 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, extended devoir on prospect worth furthermore form revenue. The retailing sector, the shipping sector, supplementary tourism per person sponsor 25%-30% of GDP. Telecommunications veneration demand supplementary 10%. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural convert primary a public to a private sector economy, still make innovations in rule spending still have a major impact on the level of employment.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.7% (2006 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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12,690 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (2001)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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3% (2005 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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15.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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none
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, put up money bounteous finance, ship repairing, tobacco
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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146 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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146 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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24,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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25,610 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$271 million (2004 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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(principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$2.967 heaps (2004 est.)
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Exports Partners
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fuels, manufactured goods, larger foodstuffs
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (plus 3 repeaters) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.gi
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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