Flag and country information - British dependency of GIBRALTAR
Area - 6.5 sq km / 2.5 sq ml
Language - English
Currency - Gibraltar government notes and Pound Sterling
Population - 27,776
Religions - mainly Roman Catholic
Physical features - strategic naval and air base, with NATO underground headquarters and communications centre; colony of Barbary apes; the frontier zone is adjoined by the Spanish port of La Linea
Exports - mainly a trading centre for the import and re - export of goods