Gibraltar - Facts &Figures

GIBRALTAR:

Population: 29,289*

GDP: £803.84m*

GDP/capita: £27,468*

Economic composition: Tourism (30%), Financial Services (30%), Port & Shipping (25%), Telecommunications, e-commerce and e-gaming (15%)

Area: 2.25 square miles Highest point: 1,396 feet [426 meters] Official

Language: English [although most Gibraltarians are fluent in both English and Spanish]

Currency: Gibraltar Pound (GIP) which is on par with the British Pound (GBP). Gibraltar has its own bank notes and coins but sterling notes are accepted.

Government: British Overseas Territory with full internal self-government under the 2006 constitution. The UK retains responsibility for defence, foreign relations, internal security and financial stability. Gibraltar is part of the EU but is outside the customs union and VAT area.

(*) Figures from the Government of Gibraltar Statistics Report 2008

Bank Holidays: Gibraltar follows the same bank holidays as the UK, with the addition of Commonwealth Day, the Queen's Birthday and Gibraltar National Day.

Gibraltar Bank Holidays 2010:

New Year's Day	Friday 1 January
Commonwealth Day	Monday 8 March
Good Friday	Friday 2 April
Easter Monday	Monday 5 April
May Day	Monday 3 May
Spring Bank Holiday	Monday 31 May
Queen's Birthday	Monday 14 June
Late Summer Bank Holiday	Monday 30 August
Gibraltar National Day	Friday 10 September
Christmas Day*	Monday 27 December
Boxing Day*	Tuesday 28 December