Gibraltar

Gibraltar
British Overseas Territory
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Montis Insignia Calpe" (Latin) (English: "Badge of the Rock of Gibraltar")^[1]
Anthem: "God Save the Queen"
Song: "Gibraltar Anthem"
Location of Gibraltar (dark green) United Kingdom shown in pale green
Map of Gibraltar
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
British capture	4 August 1704
Cession from Spain	11 April 1713
National Day	10 September 1967
Accession to EEC	1 January 1973
Withdrawal from the EU	31 January 2020
Capital	Gibraltar 36°8′N5°21′W / 36.133°N 5.350°W / 36.133; -5.350
Largest district by population	Westside
Official languages	English
Spoken languages	English Spanish Llanito
Ethnic groups	Gibraltarian British Maghrebis
Demonym(s)	Gibraltarian Llanito (colloquial)
Government	Devolved representative democratic parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Elizabeth II
• Governor	Sir David Steel
• Chief Minister	Fabian Picardo
• Mayor	John Gonçalves^[2]

Legislature	Parliament
Government of the United Kingdom
• Minister	Wendy Morton
Area
• Total	6.8 km² (2.6 sq mi)
• Water (%)	0
Highest elevation	1,398 ft (426 m)
Population
• 2020 estimate	34,003^[3] (220th)
• 2012 census	32,194
• Density	5,000/km² (12,949.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2013 estimate
• Total	£1.64 billion
• Per capita	£50,941 (not ranked)
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	US$3,253,835,320
HDI (2018)	0.961^[4] very high · 3rd
Currency	Gibraltar pound (£) (GIP)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+350
Postcode	GX11 1AA
ISO 3166 code	GI
Internet TLD	.gi
Website	www.gibraltar.gov.gi

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