| Surface : 6.5
sq km (2.5 sq miles)..... Gibraltar is a large promontory of
jurassic limestone, situated in the western entrance to the
Mediterranean. The 5km-long (3 mile) rock contains 143 caves, over
48km (30 miles) of road and miles of tunnels. An internal
self-governing British Crown Colony, Gibraltar has given its name to
the Bay and the Straits which it overlooks. |
| Population : 27,025
(1998). |
| Electricity: Electrical
power and sockets are the same as those in the United Kingdom i.e.
220/240 AC 3 flat pin plugs. |
| Climate: The climate of Gibraltar is
temperate. During the winter months the prevailing wind is from the
west often north-west and occasionally south-west. Snow or frost is
extremely rare. The mean minimum and maximum temperatures during this
period are 13oC and 18oC respectively. The prevailing wind in the summer is from the east. A warm breeze
laden with moisture, known as the 'Levanter', strikes the eastern face
of the Rock, condenses in the sky above it and causes a cold pall to
hang over the city and bay. During this period the climate is humid.
The mean minimum and maximum temperatures in the summer are 13oC and
30oC respectively. |
| Passports: Required by
all except EU nationals in possession of a valid national identity
card.....VISAS: Required
only by the following: (a) nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,
Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, China (PR), CIS, Comoros Islands,
Congo (Dem. Rep. of), Congo (Rep. of), Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba,
Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Gabon, Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (DPR), Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia,
Libya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tomé
e Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovak Republic,
Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Zambia and holders of passports
endorsed 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' : (b) persons who hold passports or travel documents
issued by the former Soviet Union or by the territories formerly
comprising the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (except
nationals of Slovenia). |
| Capital : Gilbraltar |
| System : Gibraltar is a United
Kingdom Overseas Territory. Gibraltar has a very considerable measure
of devolved government. The Gibraltar Constitution Order 1969
formalised the devolution to local Ministers of responsibility for a
wide range of "defined domestic matters". The Governor, the
personal representative of HM The Queen, has direct responsibility for
all matters not specifically allocated to local Ministers: principally
defence, external affairs, internal security (including the Royal
Gibraltar Police) and financial stability. |
| Languages: Gibraltar is a bilingual
community. English is the main language but Spanish is widely
spoken by most of the Population. |
| Religions : Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 11% , Moslem 8%,
Jewish 2%, |
| Money : Gibraltar pound (#G) |
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