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1990 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m
Civil air [time series]
1 major transport aircraft
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
50 km, mostly good bitumen and concrete
Merchant marine [time series]
45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,126,060 GRT/4,189,948 DWT; includes 10 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 1 container, 16 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 chemical tanker 1 combination oil/ore, 1 liquefied gas, 13 bulk; note--a flag of convenience registry
Ports [time series]
Gibraltar
Railways (Railroads) [time series]
1.000-meter-gauge system in dockyard area only
Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]
adequate international radiocommunication facilities; automatic telephone system with 10,500 telephones; stations--1 AM, 6 FM, 4 TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the UK
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
NA
Aid [time series]
US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-87), $0.8 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-87), $162.5 million
Budget [time series]
revenues $105 million; expenditures $104 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY87)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
Gibraltar pound (plural--pounds); 1 Gibraltar pound (LG) = 100 pence
Electricity [time series]
46,000 kW capacity; 200 million kWh produced, 6,770 kWh per capita (1989)
Exchange rates [time series]
Gibraltar pounds (LG) per US$1--0.6055 (January 1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988), 0.6102 (1987), 0.6817 (1986), 0.7714 (1985); note--the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound
Exports [time series]
$62.2 million (1985); commodities--(principally reexports) petroleum 75%, beverages and tobacco 12%, manufactured goods 8%; partners--UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, FRG
Debt - external (External debt) [time series]
$NA
Fiscal year [time series]
1 July-30 June
GNP [time series]
$129 million, per capita $4,450; real growth rate NA% (FY85)
Imports [time series]
$147 million (1985); commodities--manufactured goods, fuels, and foodstuffs; partners--UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, FRG
Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]
growth rate NA%
Industries [time series]
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
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
4.4% (1986)
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
The economy depends heavily on British defense expenditures, revenue from tourists, fees for services to shipping, and revenues from banking and finance activities. 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.
Unemployment rate [time series]
NA%
Geography
Climate [time series]
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Coastline [time series]
12 km
Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Continental shelf [time series]
200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]
source of occasional friction between Spain and the UK
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
natural freshwater sources are meager so large water catchments (concrete or natural rock) collect rain water
Exclusive fishing zone [time series]
3 nm;
Land boundaries [time series]
1.2 km with Spain
Land use [time series]
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other
Natural resources [time series]
negligible
Note [time series]
strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Terrain [time series]
a narrow coastal lowland borders The Rock
Maritime claims (Territorial sea) [time series]
3 nm
Area (Total area) [time series]
6.5 km2; land area: 6.5 km2
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (colony of the UK)
Capital [time series]
Gibraltar
Political parties (Communists) [time series]
negligible
Constitution [time series]
30 May 1969
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (colony of the UK)
Executive branch [time series]
British monarch, governor, chief minister, Gibraltar Council, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
Flag [time series]
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
Legislative branch (House of Assembly) [time series]
last held on 24 March 1988 (next to be held March 1992); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(18 total, 15 elected) SL 8, GCL/AACR 7
Independence [time series]
none (colony of the UK)
Judicial branch [time series]
Supreme Court, Court of Appeal Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter TERRY (since NA 1985); Head of Government--Chief Minister Joe BOSSANO (since NA March 1988)
Legal system [time series]
English law
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral House of Assembly
Country name (Long-form name) [time series]
none
National holiday [time series]
Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March), 12 March 1990
Political parties (Other political or pressure groups) [time series]
Housewives Association, Chamber of Commerce, Gibraltar Representatives Organization
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Socialist Labor Party (SL), Joe Bossano; Gibraltar Labor Party/Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (GCL/AACR), Adolfo Canepa; Independent Democratic Party, Joe Pitaluga
Suffrage [time series]
universal at age 18, plus other UK subjects resident six months or more
Government type (Type) [time series]
dependent territory of the UK
People
Birth rate [time series]
18 births/1,000 population (1990)
Death rate [time series]
8 deaths/1,000 population (1990)
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
mostly Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, and Spanish descent
Infant mortality rate [time series]
6 deaths/1,000 live births (1990)
Labor force [time series]
about 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers); UK military establishments and civil government employ nearly 50% of the labor force
Languages (Language) [time series]
English and Spanish are primary languages; Italian, Portuguese, and Russian also spoken; English used in the schools and for official purposes
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
72 years male, 78 years female (1990)
Literacy [time series]
99% (est.)
Nationality [time series]
noun--Gibraltarian; adjective--Gibraltar
Net migration rate [time series]
- 8 migrants/1,000 population (1990)
Organized labor [time series]
over 6,000
Population [time series]
29,572 (July 1990), growth rate 0.1% (1990)
Religions (Religion) [time series]
75% Roman Catholic, 8% Church of England, 2.25% Jewish
Total fertility rate [time series]
2.4 children born/woman (1990)