Military branches:
no regular indigenous military forces; British Army, Royal Navy,
Royal Air Force
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK
Transnational Issues Gibraltar
Disputes - international:
Gibraltar residents vote overwhelmingly in referendum against
"total shared sovereignty" arrangement worked out between Spain and
UK to change 300-year rule over colony
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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@Glorioso Islands
Introduction Glorioso Islands
Background:
A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed
of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys)
and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and
radio station on Ile Glorieuse.
Geography Glorioso Islands