Gibraltar
Gibraltar
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About Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a limestone rock, rising out of the sea some 426-metre-high, on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula. "The Rock" has been an important naval base since centuries as it is a commanding position at the western gateway to the Mediterranean Sea.
Most of its area is covered by a nature reserve, which is home to around 250 Barbary Apes. Superstition holds that if ever the Apes leave so will the British.
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General information
- Language: English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
- Climate: Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
- Timezone: UTC +1
- Currency: Gibraltar pound (GIP)
- Electricity plugs: c g (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 27,884 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +350
- Toplevel domain .gi
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Good to know
Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. In referendums held in 1967 and 2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency.
Religion: Roman Catholic, Church of England, other Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu
National holiday: National Day, 10 September (1967)
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