Gibraltar Transnational Issues - 2005

Disputes - international:
in 2003, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to remain a British colony and against a "total shared sovereignty" arrangement while demanding participation in talks between the UK and Spain; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar even greater autonomy

NOTE: The information regarding Gibraltar on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gibraltar Transnational Issues 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gibraltar Transnational Issues 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.