1982 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1982 (Wikisource)
Geography
Area
6.5 km2
Coastline
12 km
Land boundaries
1.6 km WATER
Limits of territorial waters (claimed)
3 nm
People and Society
Ethnic divisions
mostly Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, and Spanish descent
Labor force
approx. 14,800, including non-Gibraltar laborers
Language
English and Spanish are primary languages; Italian, Portuguese, and Russian also spoken; English used in the schools and for all official purposes
Literacy
illiteracy is negligible
Nationality
noun—Gibraltarian; adjective—Gibraltar
Organized labor
over 6,000
Population
30,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate 0.8%
Religion
predominantly Roman Catholic
Government
Branches
parliamentary system comprised of the Gibraltar House of the Assembly (15 elected members and 3 ex officio members), the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister, and the Gibraltar Council; the Governor is appointed by the Crown
Capital
none
Communists
negligible
Elections
every five years; last held in February 1980 Political parties and leaders: Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACRX Sir Joshua Hassan; Democratic Party of British Gibraltar (DPBG), Peter Isola; Socialist Labor Party, Joe Boscano
Government leaders
Governor and Commander in Chief Gen. Sir William JACKSON; Chief Minister Sir Joshua HASSAN Suffrage: all adult Gibraltarians, plus other UK subjects resident six months or more
Legal system
English law; constitutional talks in July 1968; new system effected in 1969 after electoral inquiry
Official name
Gibraltar
Other political or pressure groups
the Housewives Association; the Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization
Type
British colony
Voting strength
(February 1980) AACR, 8 seats; DPBG, 6 seats; Socialist Labor, 3 seats
Economy
Budget
(1978-79) revenue $56 million, expenditure $64.7 million
Electric power
40,000 kW capacity (1981); 80 million kWh produced (1981), 2,760 kWh per capita
Exports
$41.3 million (1979); principally reexports of tobacco, petroleum, and wine
Imports
$11.7 million (1979); principally manufactured goods, fuels, and foodstuffs; 69% from UK
Major trade partners
UK ,Morocco, Portugal Netherlands
Monetary conversion rate
1 Gibraltar pound=1 pound sterling=US$2.326 (1980)
Communications
Airfields
1 with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m
Civil air
1 major transport aircraft
Highways
56 km, mostly paved
Ports
1 major (Gibraltar)
Railroads
none
Telecommunications
adequate international radiocommunication facilities; automatic telephone system serving 9,000 telephones (30.3 per 100 popl.); 1 AM, 1 FM, and 3 TV stations; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station
Military and Security
Military manpower
males 15-49, about 8,000; about 4,000 fit for military service Defense is responsibility of United Kingdom