Gibraltar

Also known as gi, Gib, The Rock of Gibraltar

thumb|An aerial view thumb|Gibraltar from the air, looking north-west

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Gibraltar is a British overseas territory and port city located in Europe. It is a disputed territory and appears on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories. The territory is claimed by Spain and the United Kingdom. It shares a border with Spain, Andalusia, and the European Union. The official language is English. The currency is the Gibraltar pound.

The population is 26,544. Its coordinates are 36.14, -5.35. It is located in the Central European Time zone. The legislative body is the Parliament of Gibraltar. The flag is the flag of Gibraltar, and the coat of arms is the coat of arms of Gibraltar. The anthem includes God Save the King and the Gibraltar Anthem. The top-level Internet domain is .gi. It is twinned with Funchal, Ballymena, Singapore, and Raleigh.

Synthesized by Vinony from 31 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Dependency.name: Gibraltar
Dependency.settlement_type: British Overseas Territory
Dependency.linking_name: Gibraltar
Dependency.image_flag: Flag of Gibraltar.svg
Dependency.flag_size: 140px
Dependency.flag_link: Flag of Gibraltar
Dependency.image_seal: Coat of Arms of Gibraltar.svg
Dependency.seal_size: 86px
Dependency.seal_type: Coat of arms
Dependency.seal_link: Coat of arms of Gibraltar
Dependency.motto: "Badge of the Rock of Gibraltar"
Dependency.anthem: "God Save the King"
Dependency.song_type: Territorial anthem
Dependency.song: "Gibraltar Anthem"
Dependency.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Dependency.established_title: Capture from Spain
Dependency.established_date: 4 August 1704
Dependency.established_date2: 11 April 1713

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Research

1,089 papers

Gibraltar shattered.The American journal of psychiatry · 2002Gabbard GODOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.9.1480
Current Advances in Behavioral Addictions: From Fundamental Research to Clinical Practice.ReviewThe American journal of psychiatry · 2025Brand M, Antons S, Bőthe B et al.DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20240092
Gibraltar Epidemic.The London medical and physical journal · 1831Barry D
A genetic analysis of the Gibraltar Neanderthals.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019Bokelmann L, Hajdinjak M, Peyrégne S et al.DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1903984116
The Gibraltar sign.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2001Wixon CL, Devine JJ, Mills JLDOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(01)00813-4
Introducing nurse prescribing in Gibraltar: the impact on palliative care.British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) · 2022Santos-Willshere J, Pizarro NDOI: 10.12968/bjon.2022.31.3.162
Underappreciated pioneers.Evolutionary anthropology · 2022Carline K, Kunitz S, Wood BDOI: 10.1002/evan.21945
Conservation Status of Killer Whales, Orcinus orca, in the Strait of Gibraltar.ReviewAdvances in marine biology · 2016Esteban R, Verborgh P, Gauffier P et al.DOI: 10.1016/bs.amb.2016.07.001

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Named after: Tariq ibn Ziyad
Official name: Gibraltar
Demonym: Gibraltarerinnen
Award: city status in the United Kingdom
Country: Spain
Located in: British overseas territory
Continent: Europe
Capital: Gibraltar
Official language: English language
Currency: Gibraltar pound
Population: 34003
Area: 6.843
Elevation: 11
Time zone: Central European Time
Body of water: Mediterranean Sea
Head of government: Peter Caruana
Head of state: Charles III
Legislature: Parliament of Gibraltar
Anthem: Gibraltar Anthem
Capital of: Kingdom of Gibraltar
Shares border with: European Union
Follows: Kingdom of Seville
Official website: www.gibraltar.gov.gi

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Image: Gibraltar aerial view looking northwest.jpg
Calling code: +350
Electrical plug type: BS 1363
Mains voltage: 240
Motto: Bathodyn Craig Gibraltar
Flag: flag of Gibraltar
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Gibraltar
Significant event: First Siege of Gibraltar
twinned administrative body: Raleigh
territory claimed by: United Kingdom
Commons category: Gibraltar
top-level Internet domain: .gi
opposite of: Te Ārai
topic's main category: Category:Gibraltar
Commons gallery: Gibraltar
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gibraltar
category for people born here: Category:Births in Gibraltar
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Gibraltar
category of associated people: Category:Gibraltarian people
history of topic: history of Gibraltar
located in/on physical feature: Rock of Gibraltar
driving side: right
geography of topic: geography of Gibraltar
emergency phone number: 112
age of majority: 18
marriageable age: 18
hashtag: gibraltar
Unicode character: 🇬🇮
language used: Spanish
member of: Interpol
maritime identification digits: 236
native label: Gibraltar
inception: 1704-01-01
office held by head of state: monarch of the United Kingdom
office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Gibraltar
public holiday: Gibraltar National Day
economy of topic: economy of Gibraltar
demographics of topic: demographics of Gibraltar
P8168: Nadia Boulanger
separated from: Spain
different from: Strait of Gibraltar
related category: Category:Gibraltar templates
P11012: Bosnia and Herzegovina
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P12749: Celano
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Gibraltar
Human Development Index: 0.961
postal code: GX11 1AA
Commonwealth Sport country code: GIB

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thumb|An aerial view thumb|Gibraltar from the air, looking north-west

Gibraltar ( , ) is a British Overseas Territory and city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean (Strait of Gibraltar). It has an area of and is bordered to the north by Spain (Campo de Gibraltar). The landscape is dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar, at the foot of which is a densely populated town area. Gibraltar is home to around 34,000 people, primarily Gibraltarians.

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