Libya and Malta Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Libya	Malta
Leader
Chairman of the General National Congress: Mohamed Magarief	President: George Abela Prime minister: Lawrence Gonzi
Population
5,613,380	409,836
Life Expectancy
77.830 years	79.850 years
Capital City
Tripoli (Tarabulus)	Valletta
Largest city
Tripoli (population: 1,150,990)	Birkirkara (population: 21,676)
Human Development Index
0.84	0.894
GDP per capita
$14,100 US	$25,800 US
Literacy Rate
82.6%	92.8%
Corruption Perception Index
2.6	5.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.7%	8.7%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
30.000%	6.400%
Death Penalty
Legal	Abolished

Political System
Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state	republic
Independence date
24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)	21 September 1964 (from UK)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%	Roman Catholic 98%
Languages
Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities	Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% (2005 census)
Exports
crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals	machinery and transport equipment, manufactures
External Debt
$4,774,000,000 $	$48,790,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - 1.2112 (2008 est.), 1.2604 (2007), 1.3108 (2006), 1.3084 (2005), 1.305 (2004)	euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6494 (2008 est.), 0.6795 (January 2008), Maltese liri per US dollar - 0.3106 (2007), 0.37 (2006), 0.34578 (2005), 0.34466 (2004), 0.37723 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.900%	0.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

Location
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia	Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)
Area
1,759,540 km sq	316 km sq
Coastline
1,770 km	197 km
Climate
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme desert interior	Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers

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