Gibraltar is a British Dependent Territory and is a Crown Colony with internal self-government.
Gibraltar has a unicameral House of Assembly which consists of 15 elected members by popular vote, and 3 members appointed by the Governor serve under contract of employment with the Gibraltar Government.
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, bordered by Spain to the north. It is situated at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea.
Gibraltar's main religion is Christianity. The great majority (78%) of Gibraltarians belong to the Roman Catholic Church. The sixteenth century Saint Mary the Crowned is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar, and also the oldest Catholic church in the territory.