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Britain is sending warships to Gibraltar. The ships will stop on their to the Middle East. Many people think this is bad because relations between Britain and Spain have become bad . Spain got after Gibraltar put concrete blocks in the sea to let sea grow and to stop Spanish boats . Spain said it might start 50 euros (about $67) for people to travel across its with Gibraltar. Tensions also increased after Spain started people at the border as security against terrorism. People waited for up to six hours at the border.

Spain gave Gibraltar to Britain a 1713 treaty. It is an important base for Britain's . Gibraltar is small, measuring just 6.8 kilometers. It is south of Cadiz. The 430-meter-tall Rock of Gibraltar is in the . The population is 30,000 and most of them British. A lot of Gibraltar looks like Britain. Spain has argued that Gibraltar should be . Britain said this could happen if Gibraltar's people voted for it. The British prime minister told the Spanish leader that this risked damaging between their countries.

 
 

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