Gibraltar
Gibraltar |
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| Location of Gibraltar
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| National Assembly | Gibraltar | |
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| Total Population | ||
| - | UN 2021[1] | 32,669 |
| Bahá'í pop. | ||
| - | Bahá'í source | |
| - | Non-Bahá'í source | 114 |
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| Categories: Gibraltar • People | ||
Gibraltar is a small territory on the southern coast of the Iberian peninsula, neighbouring Spain. It is too small to show on a world map, and frequently even on a map of Europe. In essence, it consists of a rocky outcrop, and is frequently nick-named, "The Rock". It has been ruled by Britain since 1713, when most of the local Spanish-speaking population left. The British used Gibraltar as a naval facility, and people migrated there from Morocco, Genoa (Italy) and other nearby countries. The local population of around 30,000 speaks a unique language which is a mixture of English, Spanish, and elements of Ligurian, Berber, Hebrew, etc. which were contributed by its mixed community.
Various pioneers went to Gibraltar, including the Khalilian family from England, and there are enough Bahá’ís to maintain a Local Spiritual Assembly. In terms of Bahá’í Administration, the territory is under the jurisdiction of the N.S.A. of the United Kingdom, but local Auxiliary Board Members from southern Spain visit it as part of their area.
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- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
