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Gibraltar

Gibraltar

British Overseas Territories
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and headland, on Spain's south coast. It’s dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar, a 426m-high limestone ridge. First settled by the Moors in the Middle Ages and later ruled by Spain, the outpost was ceded to...
Capital: Gibraltar
Governor: David Steel
Population: 32,649 (2022)
Official language: English
Calling code: +350
Capture from Spain: 4 August 1704
Cession to Great Britain: 11 April 1713