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'''Gibraltar''' ({{IPA-en|dʒɪˈbrɔːltɚ}}) is a [[British overseas territory]] located on the southern end of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] at the entrance of the [[Mediterranean]]. It is a [[peninsula]] of {{convert|6.843|km2|sqmi}} whose [[isthmus]] connects to the north with [[Spain]]. The [[Rock of Gibraltar]] is the major landmark of the region. At its foot is the densely populated city area, home to aboutalmost 2930,000 people (24,000 out of them are [[Gibraltarian people|Gibraltarians]]).<ref>[http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/images/stories/PDF/statistics/2009/Abstract%20of%20Statistics%20Report%202009%20Website.pdf Abstract of Statistics 2009], Statistics Office of the Government of Gibraltar, page 2</ref>

An Anglo-Dutch force [[capture of Gibraltar|captured Gibraltar]] in 1704 during the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. The territory was subsequently ceded to Britain by Spain under the [[Treaty of Utrecht]] in 1713. It became an important base for the British [[Royal Navy]], which drove the local economy and provided employment for a large portion of the local population. Today its economy is based largely on tourism, financial services and shipping.<ref name="FCO">[http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/country-profile/europe/gibraltar?profile=economy Country Profiles: Gibraltar], [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], 6 May 2010; retrieved 15 May 2010</ref><ref name="Maec">[http://www.maec.es/subwebs/embajadas/londres/es/menuppal/gibraltar/Paginas/LacuestiondeGibraltar.aspx Informe sobre la cuestión de Gibraltar], Spanish Foreign Ministry {{es icon}}</ref>