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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Gibraltar
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
- Electricity: 230V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: euro (Euro)
- Country Dialing Code: 350
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
Capital
Gibraltar
Population
27,884 (July 2005 est.)
Regions
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Climate
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Ethnic groups
Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans
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% (2001 census)
Languages
English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Government type
NA
Background
Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In referendums held in 1967 and 2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency.
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