Gibraltar - Country information


		Gibraltar	Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation

Population		Top of page

Inhabitants		Life expectancy
27,967 (July 2007 est.)		total population: 79.93 years male: 77.05 years female: 82.96 years (2007 est.)

Ethnic groups		Religions
Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans		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)

Languages		Literacy
English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese		definition: NA total population: above 80% male: NA female: NA

Government		Top of page

Government type		Capital
NA		Gibraltar

Independance		National day
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

Constitution		Legal system
30 May 1969		English law

Economy		Top of page

GDP (purchasing power parity)		Growth rate
NA		NA%

GDP per inhabitant		Unemployment rate
$27,900 (2000 est.)		2% (2001 est.)

Population below poverty line		Inflation rate
NA%		1.5% (1998)

Exports		Imports
$271 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)		$2.967 billion c.i.f. (2004 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold		Currency
		Gibraltar pound (GIP)

Military expenditures

Geography		Top of page

Location		Area
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain		6.5 sq km

Climate		Natural resources
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers		none

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