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A new constitution order was approved in a referendum in 2006, which moved Gibraltar to a more Crown dependency-like relationship with the UK, rather than the previous colonial status. [36] The new constitution came into effect in January 2007. Gibraltar is classified as a British overseas territory.
The total dependency ratio is the total numbers of the children (ages 0–14) and elderly (ages 65+) populations per 100 people of adults (ages 15–64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the adult population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
The Crown Dependencies [c] are three offshore island territories in the British Islands that are self-governing possessions of the British Crown: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey, both located in the English Channel and together known as the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland.
Gibraltar: Parliamentary democracy King Charles III of the United Kingdom: Governor Sir Ben Bathurst: Chief Minister Fabian Picardo Guernsey: Crown dependency: King Charles III of the United Kingdom (as Duke of Normandy) Lieutenant-Governor Richard Cripwell: Bailiff Sir Richard McMahon President Lyndon Trott Isle of Man: Crown dependency
The UK Parliament retains the ability to legislate for the crown dependencies even without the agreement of their legislatures. No crown dependency has representation in the UK Parliament. Although they are British Overseas Territories, Bermuda and Gibraltar have similar relationships to the UK as do the Crown Dependencies. While the United ...
Gibraltar Outline of Gibraltar – Gibraltar (UK overseas territory) Greece Outline of Greece – Hellenic Republic Greenland Outline of Greenland – Greenland (Self-governing country in the Kingdom of Denmark) Grenada Outline of Grenada – Grenada Guadeloupe Outline of Guadeloupe – Guadeloupe (French overseas community)
Age dependency ratio as of 2017 [1] The dependency ratio is an age-population ratio of those typically not in the labor force (the dependent part ages 0 to 14 and 65+) and those typically in the labor force (the productive part ages 15 to 64). It is used to measure the pressure on the productive population.
List of countries and dependencies showing population densities, populations, and areas Location Pop. /km 2 Pop. /sq mi Population Area (km 2) Area (sq mi) Notes