Gibraltar

Formation

Aug 4, 1704

Capital

Westside

Population

32,669 (2021)

Gibraltar

About

A British overseas territory located on a narrow peninsula of Spain’s southern Mediterranean coast. It is directly south of the Spanish city of La Línea. It is dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar.

Trivia

More than 300 Barbary Macaque monkeys call the rock of Gibraltar home. Europa Point is one of the many lookouts and is where the Mediterranean and Atlantic Oceans meet. It is a half-hour ferry ride to Tangiers, Morocco.

Celebrities Born In Gibraltar