National symbols

Flag: Two-color flag of white and red with a red castle and gold key

Gibraltar Flag

Emblem: Coat of arms centered on shield-shaped red castle and gold key

Gibraltar Emblem

Trivia & facts

  • Gibraltar''s Barbary macaques are Europe''s only wild monkeys.
  • Residents call themselves Llanitos.
  • City roads total just 50 km, yet internal mountain military tunnels span similar length.
  • Airport runway crossing main road is famous as world''s unusual "airport crossing."
  • Many cross daily from Spanish side seeking duty-free tobacco and alcohol shopping.
  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono married here in 1969.
  • Prudential company logo modeled after Gibraltar Rock.
  • Both left and right pound banknotes circulate but GIP unusable in UK mainland.
  • 2016 Brexit vote recorded UK''s highest remain support at 95.9%.
  • Legend says when monkeys go extinct, Britain will leave.