Geographic note: strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that
links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
People ———
Population: 28,765 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20% (male 3,109; female 2,728)
15-64 years: 66% (male 10,668; female 8,292)
65 years and over: 14% (male 1,582; female 2,386) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.54% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 13.94 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 8.73 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.29 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
all ages: 1.15 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)