At its highest point is 1396 feet above sea level. The Spanish, and in 1704 by the British. Although technically a colony the territory is largly self governing and joined the EC along with the United Kingdom. The traditional role of a naval base has reduced along the decline of the British Navy, and today Gibraltar relies on tourism, ship repair, and financial services. The climate is temperate and rather what one would expect of the Mediterranean.
Snow is unknown locally and only seen on television, the films or on holidays.
Gibraltar is self-sufficient in most things from power generation, fresh water by desalination, and telecommunications. Recent innovations have been the Internet and a GSM cellular network, with around 1000 phones registered locally. Seldom does the Government of the Kingdom of Spain miss a chance to be beastly to Gibraltar, indeed one suspects the only clouds in the sky result from the oil refinery across the bay in Algeciras, and the hot air emanating from politicians.