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Malta
President: Guido de Marco (1999)
Prime Minister: Eddie Fenech Adami (1998)
Area: 122 sq. mi. (320 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 381,603 (average annual rate of natural increase: 0.37%); birth rate: 11.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 7.4/1000; density per sq. mi.: 3,128
Capital (1992 est.): Valletta, 9,183
Largest city (est. 1990): Sliema, 13,541
Monetary unit: Maltese lira
Languages: Maltese and English (both official)
Ethnicity/race: Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians, with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock), Spanish, English, Arab
Religion: Roman Catholic, 98%
Literacy rate: 88%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $5 billion; $13,000 per capita. Real growth rate: 4%. Inflation: 2.8% (1997 est.). Unemployment: 5% (1997). Arable land: 38%. Agriculture: potatoes, cauliflowers, grapes, wheat, barley, tomatoes, citrus, cut flowers, green peppers; pork, milk, poultry, eggs. Labor force: 148,085 (Sept. 1996); public services, 34%; other services, 32%; manufacturing and construction, 22%, agriculture, 2% (1996). Industries: tourism; electronics, ship building and repair, construction; food and beverages, textiles, footwear, clothing, tobacco. Natural resources: limestone, salt. Exports: $1.7 billion (f.o.b., 1997): machinery and transport equipment, manufactures. Imports: $2.3 billion (f.o.b., 1997): machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; food, drink, and tobacco. Major trading partners: France, U.S., Germany, U.K., Italy.
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
