Gibraltar
Gibraltar (Inglis pronunciation: /dʒɨˈbrɒltəɹ/;Spaingie pronunciation: [xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a wee Breetish owerseas territory locatit on the soothren end o the Iberie Peninsulae at the entrance o the Mediterranean. It haes an aurie o 6.8 square kilometre (2.6 sq mi) an a northren border wi Andalusie, Spain. The Rock o Gibraltar is the major laundmerk o the region. At its fuit is the densely populatit ceety aurie, hame tae amaist 30,000 Gibraltarians an ither naitionalities.[8]
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| Status | Breetish Owerseas Territory |
| Caipital | Gibraltar 36°8′N 5°21′W / 36.133°N 5.350°W |
| Lairgest district (by population) | Westside |
| Offeecial leids | Inglis |
| Spoken leids | Inglis Spaingie Llanito |
| Ethnic groups | Gibraltarian[a] Breetish Maghrebis South Asian |
| Demonym(s) | Gibraltarian Llanito (colloquial) |
| Govrenment | Representative democratic pairlamentar dependency unner constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
• Govrenor | Sir David Steel |
| Fabian Picardo | |
• Mayor | John Gonçalves |
• UK government minister[b] | Wendy Morton MP |
| Legislatur | Pairlament |
| Formation | |
• Capturt | 4 August 1704[3] |
• Cedit | 11 Apryle 1713[4] |
| 10 September 1967 | |
• Jynt the EEC | 1 Januar 1973[c] |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Population | |
• 2015 estimate | 32,194[5] (222nt) |
• Density | 4,328/km2 (11,209.5/sq mi) (5t) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate |
• Total | £1.64 billion |
• Per capita | £50,941 (n/a) |
| HDI (2015) | 0.961[6] verra heich · 5th |
| Currency | Gibraltar poond (£)[d] (GIP) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Drivin side | right[e] |
| Cawin code | +350[f] |
| ISO 3166 code | GI |
| Internet TLD | .gi[g] |
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An Anglo-Dutch force captured Gibraltar frae Spain in 1704 durin the War o the Spaingie Succession. The territory wis subsequently cedit tae Breetain "in perpetuity" unner the Treaty o Utrecht in 1713. It wis an important base for the Ryal Navy; the day its economy is based lairgely on tourism, financial services, an shippin.[9][10]
The sovereignty o Gibraltar is a major pynt o contention in Anglo-Spaingie relations as Spain asserts a claim tae the territory.[10] Gibraltarians rejectit proposals for Spainyie sovereignty in a 1967 referendum an again in 2002. Unner the Gibraltar constitution o 2006, Gibraltar govrens its awn affairs, tho some pouers, such as defence an foreign relations, remain the responsibility o the UK Govrenment.
Etymologie eedit
The name Gibraltar is the Spaingie derivation o the Arabic name Jabal-ı Tārık (جبل طارق), meanin "muntain o Tariq."[11] It refers tae the geological formation, the Rock o Gibraltar, which in turn wis namit efter the Berber Umayyad general Tariq ibn-Ziyad who led the initial incursion intae Iberie in advance o the main Moorish force in 711 unner the command o Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I. Earlier, it wis kent as Mons Calpe, ane o the Pillars of Hercules. The day, Gibraltar is colloquially referred tae as Gib or the Rock.
Toun twinnins eedit
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- Ballymena, Northren Ireland, Unitit Kinrick (2006).
- Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (2009)
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References eedit
- ↑ "National Symbols". Gibraltar.gov.gi. Archived frae the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 21 Juin 2013. Unknown parameter
|dead-url=ignored (help) - ↑ "Gibraltar: National anthem". CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived frae the original on 12 Apryle 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
National anthem: name: "Gibraltar Anthem" ... note: adopted 1994; serves as a local anthem; because Gibraltar is a territory of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen" remains official (see United Kingdom)
- ↑ Gibraltar wis capturt on 24 Julie 1704 Auld Style or 4 August 1704 New Style.
- ↑ The treaty wis signed on 31 Mairch 1713 Auld Style or 11 Apryle 1713 New Style (Peace an Friendship Treaty o Utrecht atween Fraunce an Great Breetain).
- ↑ "Census of Gibraltar" (PDF). Gibraltar.gov.gi. 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ Quality of Life, Balance of Powers, and Nuclear Weapons (2015) Avakov, Aleksandr Vladimirovich. Algora Publishing, 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Universal Postal Union document on Gibraltar" (PDF). Upu.int. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 13 Apryle 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Abstract of Statistics 2009, Statistics Office of the Government of Gibraltar" (PDF). p. 2. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
|first=missin|last=(help) The civilian population includes Gibraltarian residents, other British residents (including the wives and families of UK-based servicemen, but not the servicemen themselves) and non-British residents. Visitors and transients are not included. In 2009, this broke down into 23,907 native born, 3,129 UK British, 2,395 Other for a total population of 29,431. On census night there were 31,623 people present in Gibraltar. - ↑ Country Profiles: Gibraltar, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 6 May 2010; retrieved 15 May 2010
- ↑ a b Informe sobre la cuestión de Gibraltar, Spanish Foreign Ministry (in Spaingie)
- ↑ "History of Gibraltar". Government of Gibraltar. Archived frae the original on 3 Januar 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2007.