Gibraltar (original) (raw)
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Updates: 
I updated the population to the 2012 census.
Country overview:
| Short name | GIBRALTAR |
|---|---|
| ISO code | GI |
| FIPS code | GI |
| Language | English (en) |
| Time zone | +1 ~ |
| Capital | Gibraltar |
Gibraltar has been a British colony since 1713.
Other names of country:
- French: Gibraltar m
- Italian: Gibilterra f
- Icelandic: G�braltar
- Russian: Гибралтар
- Spanish: Gibraltar m
- Turkish: Cebelitarık
Origin of name:
Arabic jabal Tariq: mountain of Tariq, for Tariq ibn Ziyad, Berber chieftain who conquered the peninsula in 711.
Primary subdivisions:
Gibraltar has no known administrative divisions.
| Country | HASC | Population | Area(km.�) | Area(mi.�) | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | GI.GI | 32,577 | 6 | 2 | Gibraltar |
| Country: This division is the whole of the country,treated as a division for compatibility. HASC: Two-letter code for international compatibility (defined by the author). Population: 2012-11-12 census |
Postal codes:
Gibraltar's postal code within the United Kingdom's system is GX11 1AA.
Territorial extent:
Gibraltar occupies a small peninsula with a very short border with Spain. There is a narrow neutral zone along the border.
The UN LOCODE page 
for Gibraltar lists locations in the country, some of them with their latitudes and longitudes, some with their ISO 3166-2 codes for their subdivisions. This information can be put together to approximate the territorial extent of subdivisions.
Population history:
| Date | Population |
|---|---|
| 1753 | 1,816 |
| 1767 | 2,710 |
| 1777 | 3,201 |
| 1787 | 3,386 |
| 1791 | 2,890 |
| 1814 | 10,136 |
| 1834 | 15,002 |
| 1844 | 15,823 |
| 1871 | 18,695 |
| 1878 | 18,014 |
| 1881 | 18,381 |
| 1891 | 19,100 |
| 1901 | 20,355 |
| 1911 | 19,120 |
| 1921 | 18,061 |
| 1931 | 17,405 |
| 1951-07-03 | 20,845 |
| 1961-10-03 | 21,636 |
| 1970-10-06 | 24,672 |
| 1981-11-09 | 26,479 |
| 1991-10-14 | 26,703 |
| 2001-11-12 | 27,495 |
| 2012-11-12 | 32,577 |
Sources:
- [1] Census of Gibraltar 2001 . Government of Gibraltar, Statistics Office (retrieved 2011-04-10).
- [2] Gibraltar Census History . Government of Gibraltar, Information Technology & Logistics Department (retrieved 2014-11-11).
- [3] Abstract of Statistics 2013 . Government of Gibraltar, Statistics Office (retrieved 2014-11-11).