Natural hazards:
NA
Environment - current issues:
limited natural freshwater resources: large concrete or natural
rock water catchments collect rainwater (no longer used for drinking
water) and adequate desalination plant
Geography - note:
strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North
Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
People Gibraltar
Population:
27,776 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.3% (male 2,593; female 2,482)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 9,458; female 8,946)
65 years and over: 15.4% (male 1,873; female 2,424) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.8 years
male: 38.6 years
female: 39 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
0.22% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
11.09 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
8.93 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)