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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Gibraltar
    n 1: location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone
         promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically
         important because it can control the entrance of ships into
         the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules [syn:
         Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gibraltar \Gi*bral"tar\, n.
   1. A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain,
      held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable
      stronghold.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in
      full, Gibraltar rock.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. CIA World Factbook 2002
Gibraltar

   Introduction Gibraltar
   ----------------------
                            Background: 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.
  
   Geography Gibraltar
   -------------------
                              Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the
                                        Strait of Gibraltar, which links the
                                        Mediterranean Sea and the North
                                        Atlantic Ocean, on the southern
                                        coast of Spain
                Geographic coordinates: 36 8 N, 5 21 W
                        Map references: Europe
                                  Area: total: 6.5 sq km
                                        water: 0 sq km
                                        land: 6.5 sq km
                    Area - comparative: about 11 times the size of The Mall
                                        in Washington, DC
                       Land boundaries: total: 1.2 km
                                        border countries: Spain 1.2 km
                             Coastline: 12 km
                       Maritime claims: territorial sea: 3 NM
                               Climate: Mediterranean with mild winters and
                                        warm summers
                               Terrain: a narrow coastal lowland borders the
                                        Rock of Gibraltar
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
                                        highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426
                                        m
                     Natural resources: NEGL
                              Land use: arable land: 0%
                                        permanent crops: 0%
                                        other: 100% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: NA sq km
                       Natural hazards: NA
          Environment - current issues: limited natural freshwater
                                        resources: large concrete or natural
                                        rock water catchments collect
                                        rainwater (no longer used for
                                        drinking water) and adequate
                                        desalination plant
                      Geography - note: strategic location on Strait of
                                        Gibraltar that links the North
                                        Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
  
   People Gibraltar
   ----------------
                            Population: 27,714 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 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.)
                Population growth rate: 0.23% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 11.19 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 8.88 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: 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.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.23 years
                                        female: 82.25 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 76.37 years
                  Total fertility rate: 1.65 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Gibraltarian(s)
                                        adjective: Gibraltar
                         Ethnic groups: Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese,
                                        Portuguese
                             Religions: Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of
                                        England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish
                                        2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)
                             Languages: English (used in schools and for
                                        official purposes), Spanish,
                                        Italian, Portuguese, Russian
                              Literacy: definition: NA
                                        total population: above 80%
                                        male: NA%
                                        female: NA%
  
   Government Gibraltar
   --------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: none
                                        conventional short form: Gibraltar
                     Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK
                       Government type: NA
                               Capital: Gibraltar
              Administrative divisions: none (overseas territory of the UK)
                          Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
                      National holiday: National Day, 10 September (1964);
                                        note - day of the national
                                        referendum to decide whether to
                                        remain with the UK or go with Spain
                          Constitution: 30 May 1969
                          Legal system: English law
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal, plus
                                        other UK subjects who have been
                                        residents six months or more
                      Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II
                                        (since 6 February 1952), represented
                                        by Governor and Commander-in-Chief
                                        David DURIE (since 5 April 2000);
                                        note - DURIE was appointed in
                                        February 2000 but took office in
                                        April 2000
                                        elections: none; the monarch is
                                        hereditary; governor appointed by
                                        the monarch; chief minister
                                        appointed by the governor
                                        head of government: Chief Minister
                                        Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996)
                                        cabinet: Council of Ministers
                                        appointed from among the 15 elected
                                        members of the House of Assembly by
                                        the governor in consultation with
                                        the chief minister
                    Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly (18
                                        seats - 15 elected by popular vote,
                                        one appointed for the Speaker, and
                                        two ex officio members; members
                                        serve four-year terms)
                                        elections: last held 10 February
                                        2000 (next to be held NA 2004)
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - GSD 58%, GSLP 41%; seats by
                                        party - GSD 8, GSLP 7
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
         Political parties and leaders: Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD
                                        [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar Socialist
                                        Labor Party or GSLP [Joseph John
                                        BOSSANO]
          Political pressure groups and Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar
                               leaders: Representatives Organization;
                                        Women's Association
             International organization Interpol (subbureau)
                         participation:
   Diplomatic representation in the US: none (overseas territory of the UK)
     Diplomatic representation from the none (overseas territory of the UK)
                                    US:
                      Flag description: 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
  
   Economy Gibraltar
   -----------------
                    Economy - overview: 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.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $500
                                        million (1997 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: NA%
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $17,500
                                        (1997 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: NA%
                                        industry: NA%
                                        services: NA%
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.5% (1998)
                           Labor force: 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar
                                        laborers)
           Labor force - by occupation: services 60%, industry 40%,
                                        agriculture NEGL%
                     Unemployment rate: 13.5% (1996)
                                Budget: revenues: $307 million
                                        expenditures: $284 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $NA (FY00/01 est.)
                            Industries: tourism, banking and finance, ship-
                                        building and repairing; tobacco,
                                        mineral water, beer
     Industrial production growth rate: NA%
              Electricity - production: 97 million kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100%
                                        hydro: 0%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 90.21 million kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: none
                               Exports: $81.1 million (f.o.b., 1997)
                 Exports - commodities: (principally reexports) petroleum
                                        51%, manufactured goods 41%, other
                                        8%
                    Exports - partners: UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands,
                                        Spain, US, Germany
                               Imports: $492 million (c.i.f., 1997)
                 Imports - commodities: fuels, manufactured goods, and
                                        foodstuffs
                    Imports - partners: UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands
                       Debt - external: $NA
              Economic aid - recipient: $NA; note - if an agreement between
                                        Spain and the UK is reached, could
                                        receive 50 million euros from the EU
                              Currency: Gibraltar pound (GIP)
                         Currency code: GIP
                        Exchange rates: 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
                           Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
  
   Communications Gibraltar
   ------------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 19,000 (1997)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,620 (1997)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: adequate,
                                        automatic domestic system and
                                        adequate international facilities
                                        domestic: automatic exchange
                                        facilities
                                        international: radiotelephone;
                                        microwave radio relay; satellite
                                        earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic
                                        Ocean)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
                                Radios: 37,000 (1997)
         Television broadcast stations: 1 (plus three low-power repeaters)
                                        (1997)
                           Televisions: 10,000 (1997)
                 Internet country code: .gi
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000)
                        Internet users: NA
  
   Transportation Gibraltar
   ------------------------
                              Railways: total: NA km; 1.000-m gauge system
                                        in dockyard area only (no longer
                                        used) (2001 est.)
                              Highways: total: 46.25 km
                                        paved: 46.25 km
                                        unpaved: 0 km (2001)
                             Waterways: none
                             Pipelines: 0 km
                     Ports and harbors: Gibraltar
                       Merchant marine: 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
                              Airports: 1 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
  
   Military Gibraltar
   ------------------
                     Military branches: no regular indigenous military
                                        forces; British Army, Royal Navy,
                                        Royal Air Force
                       Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the
                                        UK
  
   Transnational Issues Gibraltar
   ------------------------------
               Disputes - international: 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
  
                                       



4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Gibraltar, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
   Population (2000):    4264
   Housing Units (2000): 1791
   Land area (2000):     3.844530 sq. miles (9.957287 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.498067 sq. miles (1.289987 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.342597 sq. miles (11.247274 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            32020
   Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
   Location:             42.091342 N, 83.197305 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     48173
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Gibraltar, MI
    Gibraltar


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