Gibraltar

**Gibraltar**
	British Overseas Territory
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Instance of	British Overseas Territories,; port settlement,; border town
Location	British Overseas Territories, UK
Located in or next to body of water	Alboran Sea,; Bay of Gibraltar,; Mediterranean Sea
Located on terrain feature	Rock of Gibraltar
Capital	Gibraltar;
Legislative body	Gibraltar Parliament;
Official language	English;
Anthem	God Save the Queen; Gibraltar Anthem;
Currency	Gibraltar pound (1898–);
Head of state	Elizabeth II (George VI, 1952–); Ed Davis (2016–2020);
Head of government	Fabian Picardo (Peter Caruana, 2011–);
Inception	1704;
Significant event	Great Siege of Gibraltar; Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar; Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar; Capture of Gibraltar; Tenth Siege of Gibraltar; Ninth Siege of Gibraltar; Eighth Siege of Gibraltar; Seventh Siege of Gibraltar; Sixth Siege of Gibraltar; Fifth Siege of Gibraltar; Third Siege of Gibraltar; Fourth Siege of Gibraltar; Second Siege of Gibraltar; First Siege of Gibraltar;
Population	34,003 (2020);
Area	6.843 ±0.001 km²;
Elevation above sea level	11 m;
Follows	Kingdom of Seville;
Top-level Internet domain	.gi;
	36° 08′ 15.9″ N, 5° 20′ 43.3″ W
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Gibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is located in south-western Europe adjoining the southern coast of Spain.

Selected maps are included in the Wikimedia Atlas of Gibraltar.

The Rock[edit]

Border between Spain and Gibraltar (photographed from the Spanish side)
East Side
West side of Gibraltar, from the bay
view
The mosque at Point Europa on Gibraltar.
A U.S. F-111F and an EF-111A near the Rock of Gibraltar.
Gibraltarians encircle the Rock on the tercentenery.
Gibraltar seen from Punta del Canero.
Gibraltar seen from La Linea.
Gibraltar, Rock in Clouds.
An EF-111A Raven aircraft flying past the Rock of Gibraltar
Panoramic view of the adjacent harbour and sea from the Spur Battery
Panoramic view of Gibraltar and Algeciras Bay from The Rock
The Rock seen from La Línea de la Concepción
The Rock seen from the Great Siege Tunnels

Europa point[edit]

Gibraltar strait (also called Europa Point); seaview with winds rose-compass
Internal Waves Gibraltar
tide

History[edit]

Gibraltar's North Front cliff face from Bayside c.1810
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar
Ode to Calpe
Gibraltar, WWII
The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782
El Gobernador de Gibraltar, Sargento General de Batalla Don Diego de Salinas by Ferrer-Dalmau 1704