Gibraltar
/dʒɪˈbrɔːltə(r)/- a British overseas territory near the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula, at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; pop. 28,800 (est. 2009); languages, English (official), Spanish.直布罗陀（英国海外领地, 位于伊比利亚半岛南端, 直布罗陀海峡东端; 2009年估计人口28,800, 语言为英语和西班牙语, 其中英语为官方语言）。
Occupying a site of great strategic importance, Gibraltar consists of a fortified town and military base at the foot of a rocky headland, the Rock of Gibraltar. Britain captured it during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1704 and is responsible for its defence, external affairs, and internal security.
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