What is the capital of Gibraltar?
Country Name | Gibraltar |
Full Country Name | none |
Etymology- history of name | from the Spanish derivation of the Arabic "Jabal Tariq," which means "Mountain of Tariq" and which refers to the Rock of Gibraltar |
Government Type | parliamentary democracy (Parliament); self-governing overseas territory of the UK |
Capital Name | Gibraltar |
Capital - geographic coordinate | 36 08 N, 5 21 W |
Capital Time Difference | UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
Daylight Savings Time | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
National Holiday | National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or join Spain |
Constitution |
history: previous 1969; latest passed by referendum 30 November 2006, entered into effect 14 December 2006, entered into force 2 January 2007 amendments: proposed by Parliament and require prior consent of the British monarch (through the Secretary of State); passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote in Parliament followed by simple majority vote in a referendum; note – only sections 1 through 15 in Chapter 1 (Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) can be amended by Parliament |
Dependency Status | overseas territory of the UK |
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