Gibraltar - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Gibraltar.
note 1: strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
note 2: one of only two British territories where traffic drives on the right, the other being the island of Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory
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| 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 08 N, 5 21 W |
| Map references | Europe |
| Tarrain | a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar |
| Natural Resources | none |
| Natural Hazards | occasional droughts; no streams or large bodies of water on the peninsula (all potable water comes from desalination) |
| Irrigated Land | NA |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | 1.2 km |
| Border Countries | Spain 1.2 km |
| Coastline | 12 km |
| Climate | Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers |
| Area | |
| Total Area | 7 sq km |
| Land Area | 6.5 sq km |
| Water Area | 0 sq km |
| comparative Area | more than 10 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, D.C. |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Territorial sea | 3 nm |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Rock of Gibraltar 426 m |
| Lowest point | Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 0% (2011 est.) |
| Other | 100% (2018 est.) |
Population Distribution
People and Society
In Gibraltar, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Gibraltarian 79%, other British 13.2%, Spanish 2.1%, Moroccan 1.6%, other EU 2.4%, other 1.6% (2012 est.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.17% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | NA |
| Physicians Density | NA |
| Hospital bed Density | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.89 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.92 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 40.7% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | |
| Education expenditures | NA |
| Net Migration rate | -3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Gibraltar | Gibraltarian(s) |
| Languages | English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 72.1%, Church of England 7.7%, other Christian 3.8%, Muslim 3.6%, Jewish 2.4%, Hindu 2%, other 1.1%, none 7.1%, unspecified 0.1% (2012 est.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 20% (male 3,045/female 2,895) |
| 15-64 years | 62.5% (male 9,383/female 9,179) |
| 65 years and over | 17.5% (2024 est.) (male 2,491/female 2,690) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 60.1 |
| Youth dependency ratio | 27.4 |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 32.7 |
| Potential support ratio | 3.1 (2021) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 36.8 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 36.2 years |
| Female | 37.5 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 100% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.45% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 35,000 GIBRALTAR (capital) (2018). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.93 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 5.2 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 80.9 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 78.1 years |
| Female | 83.8 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: NA |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
| Improved: rural | rural: NA |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Gibraltar
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