Statistical information Gibraltar 1993Gibraltar

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Gibraltar - Introduction 1993
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Background: 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.


Gibraltar - Geography 1993
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Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of Spain

Geographic coordinates

Map referenceAfrica, Europe

Area
Total: 6.5 km²
Land: 6.5 km²

Land boundaries: total 1.2 km, Spain 1.2 km

Coastline: 12 km
Exclusive fishing zone: 3 nm
Territorial sea: 3 nm

Maritime claims

Climate: Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers

Terrain: a narrow coastal lowland borders The Rock

Elevation

Natural resources: negligible
Land use

Land use
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%
Other: 100%

Irrigated land

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards

Geography


Gibraltar - People 1993
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Population: 31,508 (July 1993 est.)
Growth rate: 0.53% (1993 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Gibraltarian(s)
Adjective: Gibraltar

Ethnic groups: Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, Spanish

Languages:
English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish,
Italian, Portuguese, Russian

Total population: NA%
Male: NA%
Female: NA%

Religions: Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 11% (Church of England 8%, other 3%), Moslem 8%, Jewish 2%, none or other 5% (1981)

Demographic profile
Age structure

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate: 0.53% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 15.68 births/1000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 8.89 deaths/1000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.46 migrant(s)/1000 population (1993 est.)

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: natural freshwater sources are meager, so large water catchments (concrete or natural rock) collect rain water
Current issues note:
strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North
Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea


Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate: 8.4 deaths/1000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 76.06 years
Male: 73.18 years
Female: 78.91 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.37 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


Gibraltar - Government 1993
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Country name: conventional long form: none

Government type: dependent territory of the UK

Capital: Gilbraltar

Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK)

Dependent areas

Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)

National holiday: Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)

Constitution: 30 May 1969

Legal system: English law

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects resident six months or more

Executive branch: British monarch, governor, chief minister, Gibraltar Council, Council of Ministers (cabinet)

Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Court of Appeal

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation: INTERPOL (subbureau)

Diplomatic representation
In the us: none (dependent territory of the UK)
From the us: none (dependent territory of the UK)

Flag descriptionflag of Gibraltar: 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 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.

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


Gibraltar - Economy 1993
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Economy overview

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate: 5% (FY87)

Real gdp per capita: $4,600 (FY87)

Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products: none

Industries: 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

Industrial production growth rate: growth rate NA%

Labor force:
14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers)
UK military establishments and civil government employ nearly 50% of the labor force

Labor force

Unemployment rate: NA%

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget: revenues $136 million; expenditures $139 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY88)

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June

Inflation rate consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

Exports: $82 million (f.o.b., 1988)
Commodoties: (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%
Partners: UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, FRG

Imports: $258 million (c.i.f., 1988)
Commodoties: fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs
Partners: UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates: Gibraltar pounds (#G) per US$1 - 0.6527 (January 1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988; note - the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound


Gibraltar - Energy 1993
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Electricity
Production: 47,000 kW capacity; 200 million kWh produced, 6,740 kWh per capita (1992)

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


Gibraltar - Communication 1993
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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


Gibraltar - Military 1993
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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


Gibraltar - Transportation 1993
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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports: 1
Usable: 1
With permanent surface runways: 1
With runways over 3659 m: 0
With runways 2440-3659 m: 0
With runways 1220-2439 m: 1

Heliports

Pipelines: none

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine:
32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 642,446
GRT/1,141,592 DWT; includes 4 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 1 container, 18 oil tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 5 bulk; note - a flag of convenience registry


Ports and terminals


Gibraltar - Transnational issues 1993
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Disputes international: source of occasional friction between Spain and the UK

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs


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