Gibraltar
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| Motto: Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti |
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| Offeecial leid | Inglis | ||||
| Caipital | Gibraltar | ||||
| Lairgest destrict | Westside | ||||
| Govrenment - Monarch - Govrenor -&;- Chief Meenister |
Croun dependancy Elizabeth II Adrian Johns Fabian Picardo |
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| Aurie - Tot - % watter |
6.8 km² 0% |
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| Population - 2009 - Densitie |
29,431 4,328/km² |
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| Foondin - |
711 |
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| Siller | Poond sterling (GBP) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC + 1, Simmer: UTC + 2 | ||||
| Naitional anthem | God Save the Queen (offeecial anthem) Gibraltar Anthem(local anthem) |
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| Internet TLD | .gi | ||||
| Cawin code | 350 | ||||
Gibraltar (
/dʒɨˈbrɒltər/) is a 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 kilometres (2.6 sq mi) an a northren border wi Andalusie, Spain. The Rock o Gibraltar is the major landmark o the region. At its fuit is the densely populatit ceety aurie, hame tae amaist 30,000 Gibraltarians an ither naitionalities.[1]
An Anglo-Dutch force captured Gibraltar frae Spain in 1704 durin the War o the Spainyie 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.[2][3]
The sovereignty o Gibraltar is a major point o contention in Anglo-Spainyie relations as Spain asserts a claim tae the territory.[3] 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, though some pouers, such as defence an foreign relations, remain the responsibility o the UK Govrenment.
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Etymologie[eedit | eedit soorce]
The name Gibraltar is the Spainyie derivation o the Arabic name Jabal-ı Tārık (جبل طارق), meanin "muntain o Tariq."[4] 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, one of the Pillars of Hercules. The day, Gibraltar is colloquially referred tae as Gib or the Rock.
Toun twinnins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Current
- Ballymena, Northren Ireland, Unitit Kinrick (2006).
- Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (2009)
See an aw[eedit | eedit soorce]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Abstract of Statistics 2009, Statistics Office of the Government of Gibraltar" (PDF). p. 2. 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Informe sobre la cuestión de Gibraltar, Spanish Foreign Ministry (Spainyie)
- ↑ "History of Gibraltar". Government of Gibraltar. Retrieved 20 December 2007.[deid airtin]
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Interactive Map o Gibraltar
- Gibraltar.com – Complete information portal for Gibraltar
- Govrenment o Gibraltar
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