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Gibraltar

British Overseas Territories

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and headland, on Spain's south coast. It’s dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar, a 426m-high limestone ridge. First settled by the Moors in the Middle Ages and later ruled by Spain, the outpost was ceded to...

Population: 32,649 (2022)

Government: Devolved representative dependency

Official language: English

Capture from Spain: 4 August 1704