| Gibraltar Special Autonomous Region of the Kingdom of Spain Región Autónoma Especial de Gibraltar del Reino de España Timeline: Phalanx Pact
OTL equivalent: Gibraltar and the Campo de Gibraltar | ||||||
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| Motto: Pro Geographia, Historia Et Voluntate Conivncti |
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| Motto: United by geography, history, and will |
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| Anthem: Royal March (Spanish: Marcha Real) |
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| Capital | Gibraltar City | |||||
| Official languages | Spanish English |
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| Religion | - Spanish Royal Traditional Latin Rite - Roman Catholicism - Anglicanism |
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| Demonym | Gibraltarian | |||||
| Government | Devolved parliamentary system under Semi-constitutional Monarchy | |||||
| - | King | Louis Alphonse I | ||||
| - | Special Regional Governor | appointed by King | ||||
| - | Chief Minister | appointed by legislative council | ||||
| Legislature | Royal Gibraltarian Legislative Council | |||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | British capture | 4 August 1704 | ||||
| - | Cession from Spain | 11 April 1713 | ||||
| - | Campo de Gibraltar Lease | 4 December 1936 | ||||
| - | Christmas Treaty | 25 December 1938 | ||||
| - | Transfer from the United Kingdom | 4 December 2006 | ||||
| Currency | Gibraltar Pound | |||||
| Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) | |||||
| Drives on the | Left | |||||
| Internet TLD | .gi | |||||
| Calling code | +350 | |||||
Gibraltar, officially known as the Gibraltar Special Autonomous Region of the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Región Autónoma Especial de Gibraltar del Reino de España), is a special autonomous region of Spain located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
Gibraltar became a colony of the British Empire in 1704, when Anglo-Dutch forces captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession on behalf of the Habsburg claim to the Spanish throne. The territory was ceded to Great Britain in perpetuity under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. The colony was further expanded when Britain obtained a seven year lease of the Campo de Gibraltar from the Second Spanish Republic in 1936, shortly after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The entire territory was transferred to Spain in 2006. As a special autonomous region, Gibraltar maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland Spain under a principle of "one country, two systems".
Politics[]
Government[]
As a special autonomous region of Spain, Gibraltar is a devolved parliamentary democracy under a Semi-constitutional Monarchy, with a hereditary monarch, usually a King, and a unicameral legislature, the Royal Gibraltar Legislative Court (Spanish: Corte Legislativo Gibraltar Real).
The King is represented in Gibraltar as head of state by the Special Regional Governor whom he appoints. The Chief Minister of Gibraltar functions as head of government and is appointed by the ruling coalition/parties in the Royal Gibraltar Legislative Court.
The members of the Royal Gibraltar Legislative Court have 51 members are elected by popular vote via Proportional Representation. The political parties in Gibraltar are divided into three ideological camps: the pro-Santa Cruz camp (the current government), the pro-democracy camp and localist groups.
Law Enforcement[]
The Royal Gibraltar Police (Spanish: Policía Gibraltar Real) is the primary law enforcement and investigation agency of Gibraltar.
Military[]
Gibraltar do not have its own military as it is not a sovereign country. The defence of Gibraltar is the responsibility of the Spanish Royal Armed Forces, which stationed a garrison in the special autonomous region.
Economy[]
Overview[]
Under the Spanish 'one country, two systems' policy, Gibraltar has a partially regulated market economy comparable to those of liberal capitalist European countries.
Stock Market[]
The Gibraltar Stock Exchange, the main stock exchange of Gibraltar, was established in 2014 during the pro-democracy government era.
Banking System[]
Gibraltar regulates and prints its own currency, the Gibraltar Pound, with the Gibraltar Royal Treasury (Spanish: Tesoro Real de Gibraltar) and the Gibraltar Royal Mint (Spanish: Menta Real de Gibraltar) respectively, both of which are owned by the Gibraltar government.
Manufacturing[]
While significantly dwarfed by the manufacturing capabilities of mainland Spain, Gibraltar possesses a sizable manufacturing sector.
Energy[]
Gibraltar maintains its own electricity grid and government-owned power stations under the Gibraltar Royal Electricity Authority (Spanish: Autoridad Real de Electricidad de Gibraltar) which in turn is under the authority of the Gibraltar Ministry of Energy.
Demographics[]
Education[]
Government education in Gibraltar is free and compulsory from the age of six to sixteen.