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      Illicit drugs:

       illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade;

       major transit hub for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and, to a

       lesser extent, South American cocaine destined for Europe and the

       US; widespread crime and corruption have made money laundering a

       problem, but the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure

       limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center

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      @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 referendums held in 1967 and

       2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted

       overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency.

      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:

       27,776 (July 2003 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 18.3% (male 2,593; female 2,482)

       15–64 years: 66.3% (male 9,458; female 8,946)

       65 years and over: 15.4% (male 1,873; female 2,424) (2003 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 38.8 years

       male: 38.6 years

       female: 39 years (2002)

      Population growth rate:

       0.22% (2003 est.)

      Birth rate:

       11.09 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Death rate:

       8.93 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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: 0.77 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 5.31 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 4.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

       male: 5.92 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 79.38 years

       male: 76.51 years

       female: 82.4 years (2003 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       1.65 children born/woman (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       NA%

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       NA

      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

      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 (1967); 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