Gibraltar is a wealthy country because of its excellent location. Thanks in Gibraltar has developed commercial port and passenger. Support for merchant ships and charges for the transit of goods are the main source of revenue for the colony. Plays an important role as tourism, whereby in 1991 the country was visited by 4.1 million tourists, a safe state was topped up by 112 million USD. The economy is dependent on the peninsula of Britain, which granted the colony of loans and credits. National income in 2008 was 38 200 USD per 1 inhabitant.