Gibraltar - overseas territory of the United Kingdom

Gibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is located in southwestern Europe adjoining the southern coast of Spain, a strategic location on the Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, also placing it between Europe and Africa.

The territory covers 6.543 square kilometres (2.53 square miles). It shares a 1.2 kilometre land border with Spain and has 12 kilometres of shoreline. Its climate is Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers. Its terrain is a narrow coastal lowland bordering the 426-metre-high Rock of Gibraltar.

Gibraltar is one of the most densely populated territories in the world, with approximately 4,245 people per km2 (10,979 per sq mile). The growing demand for space is being increasingly met by land reclamation, which comprises approximately one tenth of the territory's total area.

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Evidence of human inhabitation of the Rock dates back to the Neanderthals. A Neanderthal skull was discovered in Forbes' Quarry in 1848, indeed prior to the "original" discovery in the Neander Valley. In 1926, the skull of a Neanderthal child was found in Devil's Tower.

Gibraltar has one of the most unuasal airports in the world.  The runway has a road crossing.

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[Master Blaster]

Here's a list of good books on Gibraltar for those who want to know more:

'The Rock of the Gibraltarians' by W.G.F. Jackson

Likely to remain unsurpassed for many years. This is the definitive history.

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'Gibraltar 1779-1783' (Campaign) by Rene Chartrand

Great study on the four most important years in Gibraltar's history

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'From Fortress to Democracy: Political Biography of Sir Joshua Hassan' by W. Jackson

Essential reading for the student of Gibralar political history

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'Rock Black 0-10: A Gibraltar Fiction by M.G. Sanchez'

A novel about modern Gibraltar.

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'Gibraltar: the history of a fortress' by Ernle Bradford

A little masterpiece by the Malta/Gibraltar man