Territorial Disputes

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GIBRALTAR

Capital | Gibraltar

36°8′N 5°21′W |

Largest district

(by population) | Westside |

Official languages | English |

Spoken languages | * English  * Spanish  * Llanito |

Ethnic groups | * Gibraltariana * other British * Moroccan * Indian |

Demonym | Gibraltarian |

Government | British overseas territoryb |

 -  | Monarch | Elizabeth II |

 -  | Governor | Sir Adrian Johns |

 -  | Chief Minister | Fabian Picardo |

 -  | Responsible Minister (UK) | David Lidington MP |

Event Date |

 -  | Captured | 4 August 1704[3]  |

 -  | Ceded | 11 April 1713[4]  |

 -  | National Day | 10 September  |

Area |

 -  | Total | 6.8 km2 (241st)

2.6 sq mi  |

 -  | Water (%) | 0 |

Population |

 -  | 2011 estimate | 29,752 (211th) |

 -  | Density | 4,328/km2 (5th)

11,320/sq mi |

GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |

 -  | Total | £1 billion |

 -  | Per capita | £27,468 (n/a) |

HDI (2011) | 0.863

very high · 28th |

Currency | Gibraltar pound (£)d(GIP) |

Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |

 -  | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |

Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |

Drives on the | righte |

Calling code | 350f |

Patron saint | * Bernard of Clairvaux * Our Lady of Europe |

ISO 3166 code | GI |

Internet TLD | .gig |

a. | Of mixed Genoese, Maltese, Portuguese and Spanishdescent. |

b. | Representative democratic parliamentary dependencyunder constitutional monarchy. |

c. | As a Special Member State territory of the United Kingdom. |

d. | Coins and sterling notes are issued by the Government of Gibraltar. |

e. | Unlike all other UK dependencies bar the British Indian Ocean Territory. |

f. | 9567 from Spain before 10 February 2007. |

g. | The .eu domain is also used, shared with other European Union members. |

Gibraltar

City in United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. It has an...