evidence: A country refers to an area of land that is inhabited by people that have their own autonomous government. Essentially, this means that a politically defined region can have the powers of a self-government but will not qualify as a country if it does not have total independence. By definition, therefore, Gibraltar is not a country but a British Overseas Territory that lies at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, on the southwestern side of Europe. The territory has an area of about 2.6 square miles and a population of more than 30,000 people. Gibraltar shares a border with Spain to the north and with Morocco through a maritime border. The largest district in Gibraltar by population is Westside. Under the current law, Gibraltar has almost complete autonomy of its governance through its parliament, whose members serve a term of four years. The unicameral parliament has 17 elected members and is headed by the Speaker. The British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, represented the Governor of Gibraltar, is the head of state. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is appointed by parliament. Interestingly, Gibraltar is the only British territory that has membership in the European Union. [...] Gibraltar is one of the most densely populated territories in the world. Most of the population are of European descent, especially from Britain (27%) and Spain (26%). Other populations groups in Gibraltar include Italian, Portuguese, French, Moroccan, and Maltese.