GIBRALTAR
(dependent territory of the UK)
@Gibraltar:Geography
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain
Map references: Europe
Area:
total area: 6.5 sq km
land area: 6.5 sq km
comparative area: about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington,
DC
Land boundaries: total 1.2 km, Spain 1.2 km
Coastline: 12 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm
International disputes: source of occasional friction between Spain
and the UK