Gibraltar is a meeting place of continents. There is so much that can be said about it that this site will be continually growing and evolving, as does Gibraltar.

Gibraltar is a large promontory of jurassic limestone, situated in the western entrance to the Mediterranean. The 5km-long (3 mile) rock contains 143 caves, over 48km (30 miles) of road and as many miles of tunnels. The highest point of the Rock is 425m (1400ft) above sea level. An internal self-governing British Crown Colony, Gibraltar has given its name to the Bay and the Straits which it overlooks. Spain is to the north and west and Morocco is 26km (16 miles) to the south.

General Information

AREA: 6.5 sq km (2.5 sq miles).
POPULATION: 27,071 (official estimate 1994).
POPULATION DENSITY: 4156.5 per sq km.
CAPITAL: Gibraltar.
GEOGRAPHY: Gibraltar is a large promontory of jurassic limestone, situated in the western entrance to the Mediterranean. The 5km-long (3 mile) rock contains 143 caves, over 48km (30 miles) of road and as many miles of tunnels. The highest point of the Rock is 425m (1400ft) above sea level. An internal self-governing British Crown Colony, Gibraltar has given its name to the Bay and the Straits which it overlooks. Spain is to the north and west and Morocco is 26km (16 miles) to the south.
LANGUAGE: English is the official language. Gibraltarians are bilingual in English and Spanish.
RELIGION: Roman Catholic, Church of England, Church of Scotland, Jewish, Hindu and other minorities.
TIME: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
ELECTRICITY: 220/240 volts AC, 50Hz. UK-style 3-pin plugs are in use.
COMMUNICATIONS: Telephone: IDD is available. Country code: 350. Outgoing international code: 00. Fax: Facilities are available in some hotels. Telegram: Enquire at Gibtel, 60 Main Street; or after office hours at Mount Pleasant, 25 South Barracks Road. Post: Airmail within Europe takes between one and five days. Airmail flights are usually daily. There is a Poste Restante facility at the main post office in Main Street. Post office hours: 0900-1630 (0900-1415 in summer) Monday to Friday; 1000-1300 Saturday. Press: Newspapers are in English; The New People, Panorama and Vox are published weekly. The Gibraltar Chronicle (est. 1801) is the only daily.
BBC World Service and Voice of America frequencies: From time to time these change.

BBC: MHz 12.09 9.410 6.195 0.648
Voice of America: MHz 11.97 9.760 7.920 6.040