Gibraltar

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• 🌊A British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, famous for its strategic position overlooking the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.
• 🏳️What does its flag mean? The red and white bicolor is derived from Gibraltar's armorial bearings granted by Queen Isabella I of Castile in 1502 — white symbolizes peace and honesty, while red represents courage and strength. The three-towered red castle represents the Fortress of Gibraltar and its historic strategic importance. A golden key suspended from the castle gate symbolizes Gibraltar as the 'Key to the Mediterranean'.
• 🐒Europe's only wild monkeys: Gibraltar is home to over 200 Barbary macaques, making it the only place in continental Europe with a wild monkey population.
• 🛫Highway across the runway: Gibraltar International Airport's main runway is crossed at grade by the city's busiest pedestrian and vehicle street (Winston Churchill Avenue), which has to close every time a flight lands or takes off.
• 🪨The Rock's secret tunnels: The famous Rock of Gibraltar contains an astonishing underground network of tunnels stretching over 55 km (34 miles) — nearly double the length of the entire surface road network.