The 2001 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

      65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female

      total population: 1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 5.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.09 years

      male: 76.23 years

      female: 82.1 years (2001 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 1.64 children born/woman (2001 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, Russian

      Literacy: definition: NA

      total population: above 80%

      male: NA%

      female: NA%

      Gibraltar Government

      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: Commonwealth Day, second Monday of March

      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

      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; note - there is also a Gibraltar Council that advises the governor

      elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister appointed by the governor

      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 leaders: Chamber of Commerce;

       Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Housewives Association

      International organization participation: Interpol (subbureau)

      Diplomatic representation in the US: none (overseas territory of the

       UK)

      Diplomatic representation from the US: none (overseas territory of the UK)

      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

      Gibraltar Economy

      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 percentage share: lowest 10%: NA%

      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; support to large UK naval and air bases; tobacco, mineral water, beer, canned fish

      Industrial production growth rate: NA%

      Electricity - production: 95 million kWh (1999)

      Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100%

      hydro: 0%

      nuclear: 0%

      other: 0% (1999)

      Electricity - consumption: 88.4 million kWh (1999)

      Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (1999)

      Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (1999)

      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

      Currency: Gibraltar pound (GIP)

      Currency code: GIP

      Exchange rates: Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); note -