President: George Abela Prime minister: Lawrence Gonzi
Population
36,713
409,836
Life Expectancy
81.500 years
79.850 years
Capital City
Valletta
Largest city
Schaan (population: 5,748)
Birkirkara (population: 21,676)
Human Development Index
0
0.894
GDP per capita
$25,800 US
Literacy Rate
100%
92.8%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
5.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
24%
8.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
6.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy
republic
Independence date
21 September 1964 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)
Roman Catholic 98%
Languages
German (official), Alemannic dialect
Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% (2005 census)
Exports
machinery and transport equipment, manufactures
External Debt
$48,790,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
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
0.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)
Area
160 km sq
316 km sq
Coastline
0 km
197 km
Climate
continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
