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by dagenleg 3385 days ago
Why would they claim it as their own if the population is not Spanish?
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ceejayoz 3385 days ago
Short version: look at a map.

Long version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disputed_status_of_Gibraltar

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dagenleg 3384 days ago
If the population does not want to be part of the country, one cannot just annex the territory in the modern times.
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ceejayoz 3384 days 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.
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