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Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea. Gibraltar has an area of 68 square kilometers (26 sq mi) and is bordered by Andalusia, Spain to the north. Rock of Gibraltar is the most interesting landmarks in this area. At her feet are densely populated residential area of nearly 30,000 Gibraltar nation and other nations.
Anglo-Dutch forces invaded Gibraltar in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The city, along with the castle, the harbor, and the defense, submitted to the British "indefinitely" under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Gibraltar is the main base for the Royal Navy; The current economy is heavily dependent on tourism, financial services, and shipping.
Sovereignty of Gibraltar is a major problem in English-Spanish relations as Spain asserted claims to this territory. Gibraltar residents rejected plans for Spanish sovereignty in a 1967 referendum and the 2002 Under Gibraltar constitution of 2006, Gibraltar take care of their own regions, although a number of things such as defense and foreign affairs is the responsibility of the United Kingdom.
Evidence of Neanderthal settlements in Gibraltar between 128,000 and 24,000 BC found in Gorham's Cave, making Gibraltar the last settlements of Neanderthals. In recorded history, the first inhabitants of Gibraltar are the Phoenicians, around 950 BC. Then, Gibraltar is known as the Pillars of Hercules is named after the Greek legend of the creation of the Strait of Gibraltar by Heracles. Carthaginian and Roman nations also established semi-permanent settlements. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Gibraltar is within the control of the Vandals.
Under the Constitution, Gibraltar has almost entirely self-governing democratic and internally through MPs elected with a term of four years. The unicameral parliament consists of seventeen elected members, and the Speaker was elected appointed by a resolution of Parliament. Gibraltar Government consists of ten elected members. Its head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor of Gibraltar. Defense, foreign policy and internal security are formally the Governor sense of responsibility; field of judicial and other appointments made on behalf of the Queen in consultation with the head of an elected government
This territory has an area of 6,843 square kilometers (2,642 sq mi) and land borders throughout the 12-kilometer (7.5 mi) with Spnayol. On the Spanish side there is the town of La Línea de la Concepción, a municipality in the province of Cadiz. Neighborhood in Spain form the comarca of Campo de Gibraltar (Gibraltar Rural means). Gibraltar has a coastline 12 kilometers (7.5 mi). There are two coastal (hand) in Gibraltar - the East Side, which consists of residential settlements of Sandy Bay and Catalan Bay, and the Westside, where most of the population of Gibraltar settled. Gibraltar has no administrative divisions but is divided into seven Big Settlement area.
Most of the top region of the Stone is a nature reserve, home to around 230 Barbary monkey (often misinterpreted as primates), the only wild monkeys found in Europe. This species, scientifically named Macaca sylvanus, is listed as endangered animals in the IUCN Red List and the population continues to decrease. Three-quarters of the world population living in the monkey barbaric Middle Atlas mountains in Morocco. Recent genetic studies and historical documents proving their existence in the Rock of Gibraltar before conquered by Great Britain. A mythical bird which apply also to the raven at the Tower of London states that if the monkeys moved, so did the British. In 1944, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, very concerned about the dwindling monkey population to the extent that it sends a message to the Colonial Secretary asked that the situation be handled .and history was definitely a lot of history there and the following example her
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