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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Gibraltar:

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located near the southernmost tip of the

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of Southeastern

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overlooking the

Strait of Gibraltar The Strait of Gibraltar ( ar, مضيق جبل طارق, Maḍīq Jabal Ṭāriq; es, Estrecho de Gibraltar, Archaic: Pillars of Hercules), also known as the Straits of Gibraltar, is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Medi ...

between the

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and the North Atlantic Ocean. The territory shares a border with

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to the north. Gibraltar was ceded by Spain to

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in perpetuity in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht though Spain requests its return. The

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has stated it is committed to respecting the wishes of the Gibraltarians, who strongly oppose the idea of annexation along with any proposal for shared sovereignty with Spain.

General reference

* * Common English country name:

* Official English country name:

* Common

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None * Official endonym(s):

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None * Adjectival(s):

* Official demonym(s): Gibraltarians * Unofficial demonym(s): Llanitos *

Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

: Etymology of Gibraltar * ISO country codes: GI, GIB, 292 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GI *

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* International dialing Code: 350

Geography of Gibraltar

Geography of Gibraltar * Gibraltar is: a

* Land boundaries: * Coastline:

* Population of Gibraltar: 28,875 *

Area of Gibraltar Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an open ...

: * Atlas of Gibraltar

Location of Gibraltar

* Gibraltar is situated within the following regions: **

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and

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- near its southernmost tip, overlooking the

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(

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) * Extreme points of Gibraltar ** High:

Rock of Gibraltar The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabel-al-Tariq) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British territory of Gibraltar, near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, and near the entrance to the Mediterr ...

** Low:

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Environment of Gibraltar

Climate of Gibraltar The climate of Gibraltar is Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean/Subtropics, Subtropical with mild winters and warm summers. Gibraltar has two main prevailing winds, an easterly one known as the ''Viento de Levante, Levante'' coming from the Sahara ...

Water supply and sanitation in Gibraltar Water supply and sanitation in Gibraltar have been major concerns for its inhabitants throughout its history, from medieval times to the present day. The climate of Gibraltar is a mild Mediterranean one with warm dry summers and cool wet winters. ...

Geology of Gibraltar The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every geological period (geology), period from ...

Azores–Gibraltar Transform Fault The Azores–Gibraltar Transform Fault (AGFZ), also called a fault zone and a fracture zone, is a major seismic zone in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean between the Azores and the Strait of Gibraltar. It is the product of the complex interaction between ...

* Protected areas of Gibraltar **

Gibraltar Botanic Gardens The Gibraltar Botanic Gardens or La Alameda Gardens are a botanical garden in Gibraltar, spanning around . The Rock Hotel lies above the park. History In 1816 the gardens were commissioned by the British people, British Governor of Gibraltar G ...

* Wildlife of Gibraltar **

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** Fauna of Gibraltar *** Birds of Gibraltar *** Mammals of Gibraltar *** Reptiles and amphibians of Gibraltar

Natural geographic features of Gibraltar

– one of the two Pillars of Hercules * Bay of Gibraltar *

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* World Heritage Sites in Gibraltar: None, though the entire peninsula was once a proposed World Heritage Site In May 2012, the

Gorham's Cave Gorham's Cave ( es, Cueva de Gorham, ) is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Though not a sea cave, it is often mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the ...

complex (including

Vanguard Cave Vanguard Cave is a natural sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar which is part of the Gorham's Cave complex. This complex of four caves has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2016. The cave complex is one ...

) made the United Kingdom's short list of sites that have been forwarded for submission to

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Regions of Gibraltar

* Westside

Demography of Gibraltar

Demographics of Gibraltar * Gibraltarians

Government and politics of Gibraltar

Coat of Arms of the Government of Gibraltar

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* Capital of Gibraltar:

* Elections in Gibraltar **

1950 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 8 November 1950. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights emerged as the largest party in the new legislature, winning three of the five elected seats. Electoral system The legislature was fo ...

1953 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 16 September 1953. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR) remained the largest party in the legislature, winning three of the five elected seats.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political pa ...

** 1956 Gibraltar general election ** 1959 Gibraltar general election ** 1964 Gibraltar general election **

1969 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 30 July 1969 . The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the House of Assembly, winning seven of the 15 seats.Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europ ...

1972 Gibraltar general election Early general elections were held in Gibraltar on 23 June 1972. The result was a victory for the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights, which won eight of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly.Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parties ...

1976 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 29 September 1976 . The result was a victory for the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights, which won eight of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly.Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parti ...

1980 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 6 February 1980. The result was a victory for the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights, which won eight of the 15 seats in the House of Assembly.Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parties of ...

1984 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 26 January 1984. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR) administration of Joshua Hassan was re-elected for a further term. The election was referred to as the "dockyard election", ...

1988 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 24 March 1988. The elections were a watershed in Gibraltar politics, as they saw the first win by the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP), led by Joe Bossano, whose candidates took 58% of the popu ...

1992 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 16 January 1992. They were won by the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party led by Joe Bossano, whose candidates took 73.1% of the popular vote and eight of the 15 contested seats, retaining control of the ...

1996 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar in May 1996. They were won by Peter Caruana's Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), who took over 50% of the popular vote and eight of the 15 contested seats, defeating incumbent Joe Bossano's Gibraltar Soci ...

2000 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar in 2000. They were won by Peter Caruana's incumbent Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), which received over 50% of the popular vote and won eight of the fifteen seats. Results By candidate The first fift ...

2003 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 28 November 2003. They were won by Peter Caruana's Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD), who took over 50% of the popular vote and 8 of the 15 available seats, making this their third successive win. Resul ...

2007 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 11 October 2007. The incumbent Chief Minister Peter Caruana narrowly won a fourth term, but opposition leader Joe Bossano had a very strong showing. Joe Bossano noted that this would be his last term a ...

2011 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 8 December 2011. Two parties, the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and the Progressive Democrative Party (PDP) and an alliance of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) and the Liberal Party of ...

2015 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 26 November 2015 to elect all 17 members to the third Gibraltar Parliament. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced the date of the election on Monday 19 October 2015 during a speech on the Gibraltar B ...

2019 Gibraltar general election General elections were held in Gibraltar on 17 October 2019 to elect all 17 members to the fourth Gibraltar Parliament. Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced the date of the election on Monday 16 September 2019. The GSLP–Liberal Alliance wo ...

** '' Next Gibraltar general election'' *

Referendums in Gibraltar A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

1967 Gibraltar sovereignty referendum The Gibraltar sovereignty referendum of 1967 was held on 10 September 1967, in which Gibraltarian citizens were asked whether they wished to pass under Spanish sovereignty, with Gibraltarians keeping their British citizenship and a special status ...

2002 Gibraltar sovereignty referendum The Gibraltar sovereignty referendum of 2002 was a referendum, called by the Government of Gibraltar and held on 7 November 2002 within the British overseas territory, on a proposal by the UK Government to share sovereignty of the territory bet ...

2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to ask the electorate whether the country shoul ...

Political parties in Gibraltar Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with Decision-making, making decisions in Social group, groups, or other forms of Power (social and political), power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of res ...

Gibraltar Social Democrats The Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) is a liberal-conservative, centre-right political party in Gibraltar. The GSD was the governing party for four successive terms in office under the leadership of Peter Caruana, from the 1996 general electi ...

Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party The Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) is a social-democratic political party in Gibraltar. The GSLP is the oldest surviving active political party in Gibraltar. Its roots are based in the trade union movement, as its founder and former lea ...

Liberal Party of Gibraltar The Liberal Party of Gibraltar (Libs or LPG) is a liberal political party in Gibraltar. It was founded in 1991 as the Gibraltar National Party and is led by Dr. Joseph Garcia. The LPG forms the GSLP–Liberal Alliance in partnership with the Gibr ...

** Progressive Democratic Party * Postal orders of Gibraltar * Vehicle registration plates of Gibraltar

Executive branch of the government of Gibraltar

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, King Charles III *

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: Governor of Gibraltar, Adrian Johns *

Head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a gro ...

Chief Minister of Gibraltar The chief minister of Gibraltar is the head of His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar who is elected by the Gibraltar Parliament, and formally appointed by the governor of Gibraltar, representative of the British monarch. The incumbent chief ...

, Fabian Picardo

Legislative branch of the government of Gibraltar

Gibraltar Parliament The Gibraltar Parliament is the legislature of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Between 1969 and 2006, it was called the Gibraltar House of Assembly. Functions The House of Assembly, set up under the 1969 constitution, was a uni ...

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unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...

) **

Opposition Leader The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

Peter Caruana Sir Peter Richard Caruana, (born 15 October 1956) is a Gibraltarian former politician who served as Chief Minister of Gibraltar from 1996 to 2011 and Leader of the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) from 1991 to 2013. Caruana is a barrister by pr ...

Judicial branch of the government of Gibraltar

Court system of Gibraltar

Foreign relations of Gibraltar

Disputed status of Gibraltar Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, is the subject of a territorial claim by Spain. It was captured in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714). The Spanish Crown ...

** Sovereignty referendum, 1967 ** Sovereignty referendum, 2002 **

Conservative Friends of Gibraltar Conservative Friends of Gibraltar was a lobby group within the Conservative Party opposed to any joint sovereignty of Gibraltar with Spain. Objectives The central objective of C.F.G. was, as its Founding Declaration stated: To promote and d ...

* Disputed status of the isthmus * Spain–United Kingdom relations *

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International organisation membership

Gibraltar is a member of: *

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(Interpol) (subbureau) * European Association of Airport and Seaport Police *

Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, french: link=no, Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to t ...

(UPU) *The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) In addition, Gibraltar is a member of a large number of International Sporting organisations.

Law and order in Gibraltar

Law of Gibraltar The law of Gibraltar is a combination of common law and statute, and is based heavily upon English law. The ''English Law (Application) Act 1962'' stipulates that English common law will apply to Gibraltar unless overridden by Gibraltar law. How ...

Constitution of Gibraltar Gibraltar's first Constitution was passed in 1950. A complete list of the different constitutions follows. *Gibraltar Constitution Order 1950 *Gibraltar Constitution Order 1964 *Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969 *Gibraltar Constitution Order 200 ...

** Constitution Order 1969 ** Constitution Order 2006 * Human rights in Gibraltar **

LGBT rights in Gibraltar Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights have evolved significantly in the past decades in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1993 and the age of consent was equalised to 16 ...

* Law enforcement in Gibraltar **

Gibraltar Defence Police The Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) is a civil police force which provides a policing and security service for the Ministry of Defence in Gibraltar. Prior to 17 December 2009 it was known as the Gibraltar Services Police (GSP).

** Royal Gibraltar Police *

Gibraltar passport The Gibraltar passport is a British passport issued to British Citizens and British Overseas Territory Citizens who work or live in Gibraltar. Having Gibraltarian status alone, and not being resident in Gibraltar, is insufficient criteria to obta ...

Military of Gibraltar

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* Command ** Commander-in-chief: Governor of Gibraltar ***

British Forces Gibraltar British Forces Gibraltar is the British Armed Forces stationed in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Gibraltar is used primarily as a training area, thanks to its good climate and rocky terrain, and as a stopover for aircraft and ships ...

** Army of Gibraltar *

Royal Gibraltar Regiment The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is part of British Forces Gibraltar for the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It was formed in 1958 from the Gibraltar Defence Force as an infantry unit, with an integrated artillery troop. The regiment is ...

- the territory's permanently based light infantry battalion, consisting of both regular and reserve elements. * Joint Provost and Security Unit *

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

Gibraltar Squadron - two ''Scimitar'' class patrol boats, HMS ''Scimitar'' and HMS ''Sabre'', and three rigid hulled inflatable boats. * RAF Gibraltar - Gibraltar's military airfield has no resident units, but is utilised as and when required by aircraft on deployment or exercise. *

- a civilian police force responsible for enforcing civil law on MoD property in Gibraltar, and is responsible to Commander, British Forces Gibraltar. * Military history of Gibraltar during World War II

History of Gibraltar

* Ethnic history of Gibraltar **

History of the Jews in Gibraltar The history of the Jews in Gibraltar dates back more than 650 years. There have been periods of persecution, but for the most part the Jews of Gibraltar have prospered and been one of the largest religious minorities in the city, where they ...

** History of the Maltese in Gibraltar * Kingdom of Gibraltar * Military history of Gibraltar ** Battle of Gibraltar ** Siege of Gibraltar (1727) **

Great Siege of Gibraltar The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the War of the American Revolution. It was the largest battle in the war by number of combatants. The American war had end ...

** Military history of Gibraltar during World War II *

History of Nationality History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

Culture of Gibraltar

Culture of Gibraltar The culture of Gibraltar reflects Gibraltarians' diverse origins. While there are Spanish and British influences, a result of the territory's status as a British overseas territory and its proximity to Spain, the ethnic origins of most Gibraltari ...

* Architecture of Gibraltar * Cuisine of Gibraltar *

Languages of Gibraltar The sole official language of Gibraltar, a British overseas territory, is English, which is used by the Government and in schools. The eponymous Gibraltarian English accent is spoken in the territory. Most locals are bilingual, also speaking Sp ...

Communications in Gibraltar Communications in Gibraltar comprise a wide range of telephony systems (both fixed-line and mobile), Internet access, broadcasting (radio and television) and satellite control. There is also printed and online media. Regulation of telecommunicati ...

** Internet in Gibraltar *

National symbols of Gibraltar National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

** Coat of arms of Gibraltar ** Flag of Gibraltar **

National anthem of Gibraltar The "Gibraltar Anthem" is the national song of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. In common with the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and other British territories, the official national anthem of Gibraltar is "God Save the King". ...

* People of Gibraltar *

Public holidays in Gibraltar The public holidays in Gibraltar are a mix of "bank holidays" and "public holidays" and are often used interchangeably, although strictly and legally there is a difference. Bank holidays are holidays when banks and many other businesses are closed ...

Gibraltar National Day Gibraltar National Day, celebrated annually on 10 September, is the official national day of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The day commemorates Gibraltar's first sovereignty referendum of 1967, in which Gibraltarian voters wer ...

Scouting and Guiding in Gibraltar Scouting and Guiding in Gibraltar exist as branches of the parent organisations in the United Kingdom. Gibraltar Scouts Gibraltar Scouts operates as a branch of the United Kingdom Scout Association, due to Gibraltar's affiliation as a British ...

* World Heritage Sites in Gibraltar: None, though the entire peninsula is a proposed World Heritage Site

Art in Gibraltar

* Art in Gibraltar **

The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782 ''The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar'' (also called ''The Siege of Gibraltar'', ''The Siege and Relief of Gibraltar'' or ''The Repulse of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar''Nicholson, Benedict. "The Raft of the Medusa from the P ...

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789 ''The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar'' (also called ''The Sortie made by the Garrison of Gibraltar in the Morning of the 27 of November 1781'') is a 1789 oil-on-canvas painting by American artist John Trumbull. The painting shows a key ...

Music of Gibraltar Gibraltar is a British overseas territory with many musical influences. Rock based music is undergoing a renaissance with a multitude of local bands playing original material and covers. Local venues have begun accepting Gibraltarian bands and th ...

Television in Gibraltar The Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) is Gibraltar's public service broadcaster. It has provided the community with a radio and television service since 1963. History Modelled on the BBC, the Corporation was established in 1963 with th ...

Religion in Gibraltar

* Christianity in Gibraltar **

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...

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Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe The Diocese in Europe (short form for the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe) is a diocese of the Church of England. It was originally formed in 1842 as the Diocese of Gibraltar. It is geographically the largest diocese of the Church of England and th ...

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Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe The Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, commonly known as the Bishop in Europe, is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese in Europe in the Province of Canterbury. Overview The diocese provides the ministry of Anglican chaplains, not only i ...

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Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is the cathedral for the Church of England Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe. Located in Cathedral Square, it is sometimes referred to simply as Gibraltar Cathedral, although it should not be confused with the Cat ...

** Gibraltar Methodist Church ** Catholic Church in Gibraltar ***

Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Latin name for the diocese is ''Dioecesis Gibraltariensis''. About twenty priests and nine ...

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Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar The Latin Bishop of Gibraltar is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar, covering the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, which is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province, ...

**** Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned *

Hinduism in Gibraltar Hinduism is a minority faith in Gibraltar followed by 2% of the population. Most of the Hindus in Gibraltar are of Sindhi origin. Demographics According to 2000 census Hindus numbered 491 and made up 1.8% of the population of Gibraltar. Accordin ...

Islam in Gibraltar According to a 2009 Pew Research Center report, there are 1,000 Muslims in Gibraltar who constitute approximately 4% of the population.https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/new/sites/default/files/HMGoG_Documents/Full%20Census%20Report%202012%20FINAL.pdf ...

* Judaism in Gibraltar

Sport in Gibraltar

Sport in Gibraltar Sport plays a prominent role in Gibraltarian life. The range of sports practiced in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar is wide and varied in comparison to its size of less than . The Government of Gibraltar promotes sport within The Rock a ...

* Gibraltar at the Commonwealth Games *

Gibraltar Cricket Association Gibraltar Cricket Board is the official national governing body of the sport of cricket in Gibraltar. Its current headquarters is at 1st Floor, GFSB, Irish Town, Gibraltar. ''Gibraltar Cricket'' is Gibraltar's representative at the International C ...

Gibraltar national cricket team The Gibraltar national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of Gibraltar in international cricket. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1969.Football in Gibraltar Football has been a popular part of sport in Gibraltar since its introduction by British military personnel in the 19th century. The Gibraltar Football Association, founded in 1895, is one of the ten oldest active football associations in the worl ...

Gibraltar Football Association The Gibraltar Football Association or also Gibraltar FA (GFA) is the governing body for Gibraltarian football and futsal. It was formed as the ''Gibraltar Civilian Football Association'' in 1895, changing to its current name in later years. It is ...

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Gibraltar Football League The Gibraltar Football League is the only senior tier of association football in Gibraltar, founded in 2019 as the Gibraltar National League after a merger of the Gibraltar Premier Division, which served as the top division of football on the R ...

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Football clubs in Gibraltar Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ca ...

Gibraltar national football team The Gibraltar national football team represents Gibraltar in international football competitions, and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association. Gibraltar applied for full UEFA membership and was accepted by the UEFA Congress in May ...

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Gibraltar national football team records and statistics The Gibraltar national football team represents Gibraltar in association football and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), the Sport governing body, governing body of the sport there. It competes as a member of the UEFA, Unio ...

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Gibraltar national football team results The Gibraltar national football team is the representative association football team of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. Its governing body is the Gibralta ...

Football venues in Gibraltar Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ca ...

*** Victoria Stadium * Gibraltar at the Olympics: application denied *

Rugby union in Gibraltar Rugby union is a popular sport since its introduction by British military personnel in the 19th Century. Governing body The Gibraltar Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has existed since the 1980s when the border with Spain was opened. Rugby is play ...

Economy and infrastructure of Gibraltar

Economy of Gibraltar * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 164th (one hundred and sixty fourth) * Banking in Gibraltar ** Banks in Gibraltar *

** Internet in Gibraltar ** Internet in Gibraltar ** Media in Gibraltar ***

Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation The Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) is Gibraltar's public service broadcaster. It has provided the community with a radio and television service since 1963. History Modelled on the BBC, the Corporation was established in 1963 with ...

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Gibraltar Chronicle The ''Gibraltar Chronicle'' is a national newspaper published in Gibraltar since 1801. It became a daily in 1821. It is Gibraltar's oldest established daily newspaper and the world's second oldest English language newspaper to have been in pri ...

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Panorama A panorama (formed from Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film, seismic images, or 3D modeling. The word was originally coined in ...

Telephone numbers in Gibraltar The Gibraltar telephone numbering plan is the system used for assigning telephone numbers in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is regulated by the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (GRA), which holds responsibility for telecommunicati ...

Royal Gibraltar Post Office The Royal Gibraltar Post Office is the postal services in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It is currently a department within the Government of Gibraltar. History The Gibraltar Post Office has been running for over 150 years, as ...

* Currency of Gibraltar:

Pound Pound or Pounds may refer to: Units * Pound (currency), a unit of currency * Pound sterling, the official currency of the United Kingdom * Pound (mass), a unit of mass * Pound (force), a unit of force * Rail pound, in rail profile Symbols * Po ...

** Coins of the Gibraltar pound **

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Gibraltar Stock Exchange The Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) is a stock exchange based in Gibraltar. It was established in 2014, and began full operations in the first quarter of 2015. The stock exchange is the first fully licensed exchange in Gibraltar. The opening occ ...

* Health care in Gibraltar **

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* Shipping in Gibraltar *

Tourism in Gibraltar Tourism in Gibraltar constitutes one of the British Overseas Territory's most important economic pillars, alongside financial services and shipping. Gibraltar's main attractions are the Rock of Gibraltar and its resident population of Barbary ...

Footpaths of Gibraltar The footpaths of Gibraltar provide access to key areas of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, a refuge for hundreds of species of flora and fauna which in some cases are found nowhere else in Europe. The reserve occupies the upper part of the Rock o ...

** Visa policy of Gibraltar *

Transport in Gibraltar Gibraltar has a limited public transport system, due to the compact size of the territory. Road Private transport Gibraltar has of highways, all of which are paved. It has one of the highest levels of per capita car ownership in the world, w ...

** Airports in Gibraltar: Gibraltar International Airport is Gibraltar's only airport ** Bus routes in Gibraltar **

Rail transport in Gibraltar Gibraltar has a limited public transport system, due to the compact size of the territory. Road Private transport Gibraltar has of highways, all of which are paved. It has one of the highest levels of per capita car ownership in the world, wi ...

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Education in Gibraltar

Education in Gibraltar Education in Gibraltar generally follows the English system operating within a three tier system. Schools in Gibraltar follow the Key Stage system which teaches the National Curriculum. Primary education The first year of education in Gibralta ...

* List of schools in Gibraltar Schools comparison UK vs Gibraltar

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List of flags of Gibraltar A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employ ...

List of fortifications in Gibraltar This is a list of fortifications of Gibraltar. Barracks * Bombproof Barracks * Buena Vista Barracks * Defensible Barracks * Grand Casemates * Lathbury Barracks * Retrenched Barracks * South Barracks Bastions * Flat Bastion (St Jago's Bast ...

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