Gibraltar People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 30,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.8%

Nationality: noun—Gibraltarian; adjective—Gibraltar

Ethnic divisions: mostly Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, and Spanish descent

Religion: 75% Roman Catholic, 8% Church of England, 2.25% Jewish

Language: English and Spanish are primary languages, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian also spoken; English used in the schools and for official purposes

Literacy: illiteracy is negligible

Labor force: approx. 14,800, including nonGibraltar laborers

Organized labor: over 6,000

NOTE: The information regarding Gibraltar on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gibraltar 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gibraltar 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.