Gibraltar

noun:

Gibraltarian(s)

adjective:

Gibraltar

at birth:

1.07 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.06 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 (2011 est.)

definition:

NA

total population:

above 80%

male:

NA

female:

NA

conventional long form:

none

conventional short form:

Gibraltar

name:

Gibraltar

geographic coordinates:

36 08 N, 5 21 W

time difference:

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

daylight saving time:

+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

• 18 years of age;
• universal;
• and British citizens who have been residents six months or more

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Vice Admiral Sir Adrian JOHNS (since 26 October 2009)

head of government:

Chief Minister Fabian PICARDO (since 8 December 2011)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers appointed from among the 17 elected members of the Parliament by the governor in consultation with the chief minister; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• the monarchy is hereditary;
• governor appointed by the monarch;
• following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor

unicameral Parliament (18 seats:

17 members elected by popular vote, 1 for the speaker appointed by Parliament; members serve four-year terms)

elections:

last held on 8 December 2011 (next to be held not later than 8 December 2015)

election results:

percent of vote by party - GSD 48%, GSLP 46.8%, Progressive Democratic Party 4.4%; seats by party - GSD 10, GSLP 7, Progressive Democratic Party 0

• Gibraltar Liberal Party [Joseph GARCIA];
• Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Fabian PICARDO];
• Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Joseph John BOSSANO];
• Progressive Democratic Party

• Chamber of Commerce;
• Gibraltar Representatives Organization;
• Women's Association

• 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;
• the design is that of Gibraltar's coat of arms granted on 10 July 1502 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain;
• the castle symbolizes Gibraltar as a fortress, while the key represents Gibraltar's strategic importance - the key to the Mediterranean

name:

"Gibraltar Anthem"

lyrics/music:

Peter EMBERLEY

note: adopted 1994; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen" remains official (see United Kingdom)

agriculture:

negligible

industry:

40%

services:

60% (2001)

lowest 10%:

NA%

highest 10%:

NA%

general assessment:

adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities

domestic:

automatic exchange facilities

international:

• country code - 350;
• radiotelephone;
• microwave radio relay;
• satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

• Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) provides television and radio broadcasting services via 1 television station and 4 radio stations;
• British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) operates 1 radio station;
• broadcasts from Spanish radio and TV stations are accessible (2008)

total:

29 km

country comparison to the world: 218

paved:

29 km (2007)

males age 16-49:

6,017

females age 16-49:

5,706 (2010 est.)

male:

228

female:

220 (2010 est.)

• in 2002, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to reject any "shared sovereignty" arrangement;
• the government of Gibraltar insists on equal participation in talks between the UK and Spain;
• Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar even greater autonomy