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| | 1000Countries.com: Gibraltar: population, area, statistics, maps, flags, religions, languages, information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. |
 | | Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. |
 | | Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); note - the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound |
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