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Gibraltar
Basic Facts
- Population: 34,003
- Land area: 5.8 km²
Listing as a Non-Self-Governing Territory
Gibraltar has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since 1946, following the transmission of information by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations.
- See General Assembly resolution 66 (I) of 14 December 1946
Administering Power
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Nations-related action
The General Assembly adopts on an annual basis a decision on Gibraltar. Please visit the Documents page for past General Assembly resolutions on Gibraltar from 2008..
United Nations Secretariat annual working papers on Gibraltar issued since 2008 are also available on the Documents page.
Links
Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(Last updated: 20 September 2024)