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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Geographical data of 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 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
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
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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Gibraltar is found in Southern Europe