What is Gibraltar?
Q: What is Gibraltar?
A: Gibraltar is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.
Q: What does it mean for Gibraltar to be an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?
A: It means that Gibraltar shares the British King or Queen and has the protection of the British Armed Forces.
Q: Where is Gibraltar located?
A: Gibraltar is located in southwest Europe on the Mediterranean Sea.
Q: How many people live in Gibraltar?
A: About 32,000 people live in Gibraltar. They are called Gibraltarians.
Q: Why has Gibraltar always been important as a military base?
A: Gibraltar has always been important as a military base because this is where the Mediterranean Sea narrows to only 14 kilometres (9 miles) at the Strait of Gibraltar, which meant that whichever country controlled Gibraltar could see all ships that came into the Mediterranean Sea.
Q: What is the most famous feature of Gibraltar?
A: The most famous feature of Gibraltar is The Rock of Gibraltar, which is a 426 meter high limestone rock rising out of the sea.
Q: What type of animal lives on the Rock of Gibraltar?
A: The Rock of Gibraltar is home to the Barbary Apes, which are a type of tail-less macaque and the only wild monkeys in Europe.
