Gibraltar Country Info - Europe

Description and Basic Information

Gibraltar with its capital Gibraltar is located in Europe (Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar). It covers some 8 square kilometres (more than 10 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, D.C.) with 27,884 citizens. English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese are the languages used by people in Gibraltar (consider regional differences). Spain is a bordering country.

Gibraltar colloquially known as The Rock, (or simply 'Gib'), is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom on the southern coast of Spain at the entrance to the Mediterranean sea. The people are British citizens. Gibraltar is less than 7 square kilometres, so most of it can be seen on foot. Bear in mind, though, that some of the roads (especially up to the Upper Rock) are very steep. Taxis will take the strain out of the climbs, and all the taxi drivers seem to know all the Barbary macaques by name. There is a (number 3) bus service that runs from the frontier, through the town and on to Europa Point.

Pictures from Capital (Gibraltar)

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About Gibraltar

The topography features a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar. The average density of population is about 4,289 per km². The climate in Gibraltar can be described as Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers. Potential natural disasters are NA.

To reach someone in Gibraltar dial +350 prior to a number. There are 24,000 installed telephones. And there are 28,600 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".gi". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 240V - 50Hz. The following list are the 1 regions/states in Gibraltar we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Gibraltar population grew at a rate of 0.27% (or by 78 citizens). With 236 deaths and 410 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.6%. -96 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Gibraltar: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.