English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
Elevation:
highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
Climate:
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Agricultural:
none.
Economy:
Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 11% to the local economy. The financial sector accounts for 20% of GDP; tourism (almost 6 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment.
Industry:
tourism, banking and finance, ship-building and repairing; support to large UK naval and air bases; tobacco, mineral water, beer, canned fish
Ethnicgroups:
Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese
Vaccination requirements:
No vaccination requirements for any international traveller.
