President: George Abela Prime minister: Lawrence Gonzi
Population
3,525,761
409,836
Life Expectancy
75.550 years
79.850 years
Capital City
Vilnius
Valletta
Largest city
Vilnius (population: 542,366)
Birkirkara (population: 21,676)
Human Development Index
0.869
0.894
GDP per capita
$19,100 US
$25,800 US
Literacy Rate
99.6%
92.8%
Corruption Perception Index
4.6
5.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
17.7%
8.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
15.400%
6.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by Soviet Union)
21 September 1964 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)
Roman Catholic 98%
Languages
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)
Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% (2005 census)
Exports
mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001)
machinery and transport equipment, manufactures
External Debt
$31,030,000,000 $
$48,790,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
litai (LTL) per US dollar - 2.3251 (2008 est.), 2.5362 (2007), 2.7498 (2006), 2.774 (2005), 2.7806 (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
0.900%
0.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
5
0
Location
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)
Area
65,300 km sq
316 km sq
Coastline
90 km
197 km
Climate
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
