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Why would they claim it as their own if the population is not Spanish?

• ceejayoz 10y ago
  Short version: look at a map. Long version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disputed_status_of_Gibraltar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disputed_status_of_Gibraltar
  • dagenleg 10y ago
    If the population does not want to be part of the country, one cannot just annex the territory in the modern times.
    • ceejayoz 10y ago
      Correct. That said, if the UK leaves the EU, and freedom of movement goes away, the opinions of Gibraltar's residents may change fairly rapidly.