s:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force, Civil Defense
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 3,867,183; fit for military service 2,159,769; reach
military age (18) annually 170,283 (1994 est.)
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $30 million, less than 1% of GDP (1989
est.)
@Gibraltar
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Affiliation:
(dependent territory of the UK)
@Gibraltar, Geography
Location:
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links
the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern
coast of Spain
Map references:
Africa, Europe
Area:
total area:
6.5 sq km
land area:
6.5 sq km
comparative area:
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total 1.2 km, Spain 1.2 km
Coastline:
12 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
3 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm
International disputes:
source of occasional friction between Spain and the UK
Climate:
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Terrain:
a narrow coastal lowland borders The Rock
Natural resources:
negligible
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
natural freshwater sources are meager, so large concrete or natural
rock water catchments collect rain water
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
NA
Note:
strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North
Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
@Gibraltar, People
Population:
31,684 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.58% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
15.37 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
8.87 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
8.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
76.33 years
male:
73.44 years
female:
79.19 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.33 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Gibraltarian(s)
adjective:
Gibraltar
Ethnic divisions:
Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, Spanish
Religions:
Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 11% (Church of England 8%, other 3%),
Moslem 8%, Jewish 2%, none or other 5% (1981)
Languages:
English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian,
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