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Gibraltar - -5.349999 36.139999

Gibraltar Gibraltar Flag - 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.

Weather
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers.

Terrain
A narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar.

Currency
Gibraltar Pound (GIP)

Languages
English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese

Religion
Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)

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

History
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.