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Southern Europe

Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory, also claimed by Spain, in Southern Europe. UN Tourism publishes no arrivals figure for it, so Globestamp places its stamp by estimate: Foil, for 6 to 15 million visitors a year.

Gibraltar’s stamp in Globestamp
Foil · 6 to 15 million visitors a year
Stamp finish
Foilplaced by estimate
Area
3.7 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Population
34,000Natural Earth estimate
Airports
1with scheduled flights

Does Gibraltar count as a country?

It depends on the list. Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory, also claimed by Spain, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Gibraltar”.

ListCounts Gibraltar?
UN member states (193)No
Globestamp’s countries and territories (250)Yes
Travelers’ Century Club (330)Yes, as Gibraltar
European UnionNo
Schengen areaNo

Gibraltar belongs to the United Kingdom, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Guernsey and Isle of Man.

The Gibraltar stamp

Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Gibraltar’s is Foil: a hot-stamped foil block in the ink’s own colour, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year. UN Tourism has no figure for Gibraltar, so its finish is placed by hand from what is known of its visitors. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.

What counts as a visit to Gibraltar

The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Gibraltar when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Gibraltar Airport, GIB), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.

Events in Gibraltar

Total solar eclipses over Gibraltar that the app knows: 2 August 2027. A photo inside the path of totality that day ticks “Watch a total eclipse”.

Largest cities

CityPeople (urban area)
Gibraltar187,083

Airports

Gibraltar has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).

Questions people ask

Is Gibraltar a country?

It depends on the list. Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory, also claimed by Spain, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Gibraltar”.

How many tourists visit Gibraltar?

UN Tourism, the usual source, publishes no arrivals figure for Gibraltar. Globestamp places its stamp by estimate, as Foil: 6 to 15 million visitors a year.

How rare is a Gibraltar stamp in Globestamp?

It is printed in Foil, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.

Does Gibraltar count for the Travelers’ Century Club?

Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Gibraltar”, one of its 330 destinations.

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Near Gibraltar

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