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ITEM ID     : CI WOFACT WO0092
DATE        : Oct 28, 1994
 
AGENCY      : CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PROGRAM     : WORLD FACTBOOK
TITLE       : World Factbook: Gibraltar
 
Source key      : CI 
Program key     : CI WOFACT 
Update sched.   : Annually         
Data type       : TEXT 
End year        : 1994
Date of record  : 19941020
Keywords 3      :  
Keywords 3      : | Gibraltar 
 
 
                                 Gibraltar
 
 
                                  Header
 
Affiliation:
     (dependent territory of the UK)
 
                                 Geography
 
Location:
     Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links
     the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern
     coast of Spain
Map references:
     Africa, 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:
exclusive fishing zone:
     3 nm
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:
     natural freshwater sources are meager, 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:
     31,684 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
     0.58% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
     15.37 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
     8.87 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
     -0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
     8.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
     76.33 years
male:
     73.44 years
female:
     79.19 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
     2.33 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
     Gibraltarian(s)
adjective:
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:
total population:
     NA%
male:
     NA%
female:
     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:
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)
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:
     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 and shipping services fees also
     generate income. 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. Construction workers are particularly affected
     when government expenditures are cut.
National product:
     GNP - exchange rate conversion - $182 million (FY87)
National product real growth rate:
     5% (FY87)
National product per capita:
     $4,600 (FY87)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
     3.6% (1988)
Unemployment rate:
     NA%
Budget:
revenues:
     $136 million
expenditures:
     $139 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY88)
Exports:
     $82 million (f.o.b., 1988)
commodities:
     (principally re-exports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other
     8%
partners:
     UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, FRG
Imports:
     $258 million (c.i.f., 1988)
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:
     200 million kWh
consumption per capita:
     6,740 kWh (1992)
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
Exchange rates:
     Gibraltar pounds (#G) per US$1 - 0.6699 (January 1994), 0.6658 (1993),
     0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989); note - the
     Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound
Fiscal year:
     1 July - 30 June
 
                              Communications
 
Railroads:
     1.000-meter-gauge system in dockyard area only
Highways:
total:
     50 km
paved:
     50 km
Pipelines:
     none
Ports:
Merchant marine:
     29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 496,898 GRT/857,140 DWT, bulk 5,
     cargo 4, chemical tanker 2, container 1, oil tanker 16, refrigerated
     cargo 1
note:
     a flag of convenience registry
Airports:
total:
     1
usable:
     1
with permanent surface runways:
     1
 
 
with runways over 3,659 m:
     0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
     0
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
     1
Telecommunications:
     adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international
     radiocommunication and microwave facilities; 9,400 telephones;
     broadcast stations - 1 AM, 6 FM, 4 TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth
     station
 
                              Defense Forces
 
Branches:
     British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
Note:
     defense is the responsibility of the UK
 
 
 
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