Military branches:
Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 5,959 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 4,893 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 187 (2005 est.)
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK; the last British regular
infantry forces left Gibraltar in 1992, replaced by the Royal
Gibraltar Regiment
Transnational Issues Gibraltar
Disputes - international:
in 2002, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to
reject any "shared sovereignty" arrangement; the government of
Gibraltar insists on equal participation in talks between the UK and
Spain; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar even greater
autonomy
This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007
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