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Brief History. Gibraltar was once a Spanish colony, until it was ceded to Great Britain 1713. The British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In a referendum held in 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. Although the current 1969 Constitution for Gibraltar states that the British government will never allow the people of Gibraltar to pass under the sovereignty of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes, a series of talks were held by the UK and Spain between 1997 and 2002 on establishing temporary joint sovereignty over Gibraltar.

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Country Information

Local name: Gibraltar

Capital: Gibralter

Population: 27,928

Government: overseas territory of the UK

Currency: Gibraltar pound (GIP)

Land size: 6.5 sq km

Topography: a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar

Typical foods:

Major exports: petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%

Information on the People

Official language: English

Other languages spoken: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese

Religions: Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9%

Literacy rate: 80%

Male/Female Ratio: 1.01 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 79.8 years

Ethnic groups: Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans

Internet users: 6,200

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