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List All Cities in Gibraltar Listing cities Gibraltar database :
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Background
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Strategically important, Gibraltar was reluctantly ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In a referendum held in 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. The subsequent granting of autonomy in 1969 by the UK led to Spain closing the border and severing all communication links. A series of talks were held by the UK and Spain between 1997 and 2002 on establishing temporary joint sovereignty over Gibraltar. In response to these talks, the Gibraltar Government called a referendum in late 2002 in which the majority of citizens voted overwhelmingly against any sharing of sovereignty with Spain. Since the referendum, tripartite talks on other issues have been held with Spain, the UK, and Gibraltar, and in September 2006 a three-way agreement was signed. Spain agreed to remove restrictions on air movements, to speed up customs procedures, to implement international telephone dialing, and to allow mobile roaming agreements. Britain agreed to pay increased pensions to Spaniards who had been employed in Gibraltar before the border closed. Spain will be allowed to open a cultural institute from which the Spanish flag will fly. A new noncolonial constitution came into effect in 2007, but the UK retains responsibility for defense, foreign relations, internal security, and financial stability.
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Population
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28,877 (July 2010 est.)
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Government type
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none (overseas territory of the UK)
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Administrative divisions
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NA
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Independence
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National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or join Spain
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International organization participation
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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; the design is that of Gibraltar's coat of arms granted on 10 July 1502 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain; the castle symbolizes Gibraltar as a fortress, while the key represents Gibraltar's strategic importance - the key to the Mediterranean
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Economy - overview
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco
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Agriculture - products
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NA%
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Industries
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146 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial production growth rate
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146 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity - production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Oil - production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Internet country code
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6,500 (2008)
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