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:
27,884 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.8% (male 2,529/female 2,426)
15-64 years: 66% (male 9,442/female 8,970)
65 years and over: 16.2% (male 2,008/female 2,509) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 39.4 years
male: 39.12 years
female: 39.63 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.17% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
10.87 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
9.18 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)