Gibraltar
Europe ยท Capital: Gibraltar
How it is run: Gibraltar is a territory or observer, so some decisions about it are made elsewhere. The research links below explain who is in charge.
Gibraltar is home to 40,126 people in Southern Europe, where people speak English.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
40,126 people
That is about 5 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
6 kmยฒ
Smaller than most big cities โ you could cross it in an afternoon.
๐๏ธ How crowded
About 6,688 people share every square kilometre โ very crowded, so cities grow upward with apartments.
๐ Size in its region
46th most people in Europe
50th largest by land in Europe.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
English
๐ฐ Money
Gibraltar pound (ยฃ)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
83.6 years on average
One of the healthier countries โ good hospitals and clean water make a big difference.
๐ข Living in cities
100% of people
Mostly a city country โ think buses, trains and apartment blocks.
๐ Kids under 15
17.6% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+350
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.gi
๐ง People here are called
Gibraltar
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Gibraltar
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Not a UN member
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Gibraltar touches 1 neighbour by land. Neighbours share rivers, roads and usually a lot of trade.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Gibraltar
French
Gibraltar
Arabic
ุฌุจู ุทุงุฑู
Chinese
็ดๅธ็ฝ้
Japanese
ใธใใฉใซใฟใซ
Russian
ะะธะฑัะฐะปัะฐั
Portuguese
Gibraltar
German
Gibraltar
Put it in perspective ๐
- Russia โ the most populated country in Europe โ has about 3576.6ร as many people as Gibraltar.
- All of Gibraltar would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
- If everyone in Gibraltar lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 20 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Gibraltar shares its part of the world with Andorra. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Gibraltar
๐๏ธ Capital
Gibraltar
๐ Region
Europe ยท Southern Europe
๐ค Country code
GI
๐๏ธ UN status
Not a UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Linked territory
More about Gibraltar ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
36.1ยฐ N, 5.3ยฐ W
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Western hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC+0 โ when it is noon in London it is about 12:00 in Gibraltar.
- Gibraltar sits in Southern Europe, in the northern and western half of the globe.
- The capital of Gibraltar is Gibraltar โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- Gibraltar shares its part of the world with Andorra. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- Gibraltar is not a full UN member state, so it doesn't get its own vote in the General Assembly.
- ๐ฌ๐ฎ is the flag of Gibraltar. Its country code โ the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics โ is GI.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Gibraltar has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Gibraltar can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Gibraltar spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Gibraltar?
Gibraltar
Which money do people spend in Gibraltar?
Gibraltar pound (ยฃ)
How many countries share a land border with Gibraltar?
1 โ Spain.
Roughly how many people live in Gibraltar?
40,126 people
Keep researching ๐
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further โ and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here โ kid-friendly encyclopedias ๐
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ๐๏ธ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy ๐ฐ
Use two different outlets before you decide what you think.
Your library card ๐ซ
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