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Gorham's Cave Complex is located in steep limestone cliffs on the eastern side of the Rock of Gibraltar. The complex includes four caves – named Vanguard, Hyaena, Bennett, and Gorham – that are believed to be one of the last habitations of Neanderthals in Europe. The complex is named after British Captain A. Gorham of the British Army’s 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers, who discovered it in 1907.
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Geography

Area

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People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Gibraltar. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Government

National coat of arms

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain granted this coat of arms to Gibraltar in 1502. The castle in the center of the shield represents Gibraltar as a fortress, and the gold key represents its strategic position as the gateway to the Mediterranean. Below the shield is the national motto, Montis Insignia Calpe (“Badge of the Rock of Gibraltar”). The coat of arms uses the national colors of red, white, and yellow.

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Merchant marine

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