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Gibraltar

2000 Edition — territory

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Communications
Internet users (Internet Service Providers (ISPs)) [time series]
NA
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios [time series]
37,000 (1997)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities domestic: automatic exchange facilities international: radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]
17,000 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
1,161 (1999)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997)
Televisions [time series]
10,000 (1997)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
none
Budget [time series]
revenues: $119.3 million expenditures: $122.1 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY96/97)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 Gibraltar pound = 100 pence
Debt - external [time series]
$NA
Economic aid (Economic aid - recipient) [time series]
$NA
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 11% to the local economy. The financial sector accounts for 20% of GDP; tourism (almost 6 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment.
Electricity - consumption [time series]
84 million kWh (1998)
Electricity - exports [time series]
0 kWh (1998)
Electricity - imports [time series]
0 kWh (1998)
Electricity - production [time series]
90 million kWh (1998)
Electricity - production by source [time series]
fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (1998)
Exchange rates [time series]
Gibraltar pounds per US$1 - 0.6092 (January 2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996), 0.6335 (1995); note - the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound
Exports [time series]
$81.1 million (f.o.b., 1997)
Exports - commodities [time series]
(principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%
Exports - partners [time series]
UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, Germany
Fiscal year [time series]
1 July - 30 June
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $500 million (1997 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]
agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $17,500 (1997 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports [time series]
$492 million (c.i.f., 1997)
Imports - commodities [time series]
fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs
Imports - partners [time series]
UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
NA%
Industries [time series]
tourism, banking and finance, ship-building and repairing; support to large UK naval and air bases; tobacco, mineral water, beer, canned fish
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
1.5% (1998)
Labor force [time series]
14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers)
Labor force - by occupation [time series]
services 60%, industry 40%, agriculture NEGL%
Population below poverty line [time series]
NA%
Unemployment rate [time series]
13.5% (1996)
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 6.5 sq km land: 6.5 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative [time series]
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Coastline [time series]
12 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
Environment - current issues [time series]
limited natural freshwater resources; large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rain water
Geographic coordinates [time series]
36 11 N, 5 22 W
Geography - note [time series]
strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
total: 1.2 km border countries: Spain 1.2 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (1993 est.)
Location [time series]
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain
Map references [time series]
Europe
Maritime claims [time series]
territorial sea: 3 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
NA
Natural resources [time series]
NEGL
Terrain [time series]
a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Capital [time series]
Gibraltar
Constitution [time series]
30 May 1969
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Gibraltar
Data code [time series]
GI
Dependency status [time series]
overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and Commander-in-Chief, the Right Honorable Sir Richard LUCE (since 24 February 1997); note - a new governor has been appointed and will arrive in March 2000 head of government: Chief Minister Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed from among the 15 elected members of the House of Assembly by the governor in consultation with the chief minister note: there is also a Gibraltar Council that advises the governor elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister appointed by the governor
Flag (Flag description) [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
Government type [time series]
NA
Independence [time series]
none (overseas territory of the UK)
International organization participation [time series]
Interpol (subbureau)
Judicial branch [time series]
Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
Legal system [time series]
English law
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral House of Assembly (18 seats - 15 elected by popular vote, one appointed for the Speaker, and two ex officio members; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 10 February 2000 (next to be held NA 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - SD 54%, GSLA 40%; seats by party - NA
National holiday [time series]
Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Gibraltar Labor Party/Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights or GCL/AACR [Adolfo CANEPA]; Gibraltar Liberal Party or GLP (has become the Gibraltar National Party or NP) [Joe GARCIA]; Gibraltar Social Democrats or SD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or SL [Joe BOSSANO]; Gibraltar Socialist Liberal Alliance or GSLA [Joe BOSSANO] (includes SL and GLP)
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Housewives Association
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more
Introduction
Background [time series]
Strategically important Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in 1713. In a 1967 referendum, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency.
Military
Military - note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]
British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 21% (male 3,167; female 3,013) 15-64 years: 65% (male 10,141; female 8,925) 65 years and over: 14% (male 1,769; female 2,466) (2000 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
14.14 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate [time series]
8.45 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Ethnic groups [time series]
Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, Spanish
Infant mortality rate [time series]
5.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Languages [time series]
English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 78.95 years male: 76.09 years female: 81.96 years (2000 est.)
Literacy [time series]
definition: NA total population: above 80% male: NA% female: NA%
Nationality [time series]
noun: Gibraltarian(s) adjective: Gibraltar
Net migration rate [time series]
3.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Population [time series]
29,481 (July 2000 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
0.91% (2000 est.)
Religions [time series]
Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.14 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
2.15 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
source of friction between Spain and the UK [Country Listing] [ The World Factbook Home]
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1999 est.)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 49.9 km paved: 49.9 km unpaved: 0 km
Merchant marine [time series]
total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 477,183 GRT/752,644 DWT ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 4, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 13, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)
Pipelines [time series]
0 km
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
Gibraltar
Railways [time series]
total: NA km; 1.000-m gauge system in dockyard area only