Legend:
Definition
Field Listing
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Background:
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Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In a 1967 referendum, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. Spain and the UK are discussing the issue of Gibraltar and have set the goal of reaching an agreement by mid-2002.
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Population:
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27,714 (July 2002 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.5% (male 2,633; female 2,509)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 9,456; female 8,907)
65 years and over: 15.2% (male 1,803; female 2,406) (2002 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.23% (2002 est.)
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Birth rate:
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11.19 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.88 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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5.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.23 years
female: 82.25 years (2002 est.)
male: 76.37 years
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Total fertility rate:
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1.65 children born/woman (2002 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA%
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Gibraltarian(s)
adjective: Gibraltar
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Ethnic groups:
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Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)
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Languages:
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English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
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Literacy:
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definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA%
female: NA%
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Economy - overview:
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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.
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GDP:
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purchasing power parity - $500 million (1997 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
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NA%
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GDP - per capita:
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purchasing power parity - $17,500 (1997 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
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Population below poverty line:
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NA%
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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1.5% (1998)
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Labor force:
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14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers)
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Labor force - by occupation:
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services 60%, industry 40%, agriculture NEGL%
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Unemployment rate:
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13.5% (1996)
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Budget:
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revenues: $307 million
expenditures: $284 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)
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Industries:
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tourism, banking and finance, ship-building and repairing; tobacco, mineral water, beer
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Industrial production growth rate:
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NA%
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Electricity - production:
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97 million kWh (2000)
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Electricity - production by source:
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fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
other: 0% (2000)
nuclear: 0%
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Electricity - consumption:
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90.21 million kWh (2000)
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Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2000)
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Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2000)
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Agriculture - products:
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none
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Exports:
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$81.1 million (f.o.b., 1997)
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Exports - commodities:
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(principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%
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Exports - partners:
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UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, Germany
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Imports:
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$492 million (c.i.f., 1997)
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Imports - commodities:
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fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs
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Imports - partners:
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UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands
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Debt - external:
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$NA
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$NA; note - if an agreement between Spain and the UK is reached, could receive 50 million euros from the EU
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Currency:
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Gibraltar pound (GIP)
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Currency code:
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GIP
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Exchange rates:
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Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.6981 (January 2002), 0.8977 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997); note - the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound
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Fiscal year:
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1 July - 30 June
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Railways:
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total: NA km; 1.000-m gauge system in dockyard area only (no longer used) (2001 est.)
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Highways:
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total: 46.25 km
paved: 46.25 km
unpaved: 0 km (2001)
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Waterways:
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none
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Pipelines:
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0 km
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Ports and harbors:
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Gibraltar
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Merchant marine:
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total: 75 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 900,400 GRT/1,277,611 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, France 2, Germany 55, Greece 6, Ireland 1, Monaco 2, Norway 3, United Kingdom 13 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 35, chemical tanker 6, container 10, multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 14, roll on/roll off 2
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Airports:
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1 (2001)
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
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Disputes - international:
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Spain and UK are discussing "total shared sovereignty" to resolve 300-year dispute over Gibraltar, but resolution is subject to a constitutional referendum by Gibraltarians, who have largely expressed opposition to any form of cession to Spain
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This page was last updated on 1 January 2002
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