|
Geographics
| Location |
Mediterranean
Sea |
| Capital |
Valletta |
| Type
of Government |
Parliamentary
democracy |
| Total
Area |
320
sq. km |
| Coastline |
140
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$4.5
billion (1994 est.) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$12,000
(1994 est.) |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (potatoes,
cauliflower, grapes, wheat, barley, tomatoes, citrus, cut flowers,
green peppers, hogs, poultry, eggs, vegetables, milk, pork products) |
2.9% |
| -
Industry (electronics,
ship repairyard, construction, food manufacturing, textiles,
footwear, clothing, beverages, tobacco) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (tourism) |
n/a
% |
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
Permanent
Representative of the Republic of Malta to the United Nations
249 East 35th Street
New York, N.Y. 10016
Telephone: 725-2345; Telefax: 779-7097
Email: mltun@undp.org |
| Contact
in Malta: |
ECO
The Malta Ecological Foundation
Mr. Dunstan Hamilton (ECO President)
P.O. Box 322, Valletta CMR 01, Malta
Tel.: +356-611486, Fax: +356-640636
Email:ecomalta@geocities.com |
|
Demographics
| Population |
374,820
(1996) |
| Population
Growth |
1.0%
(1995 est.) |
| Labor
Force |
139,400 |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
77.2
years |
| Literacy |
87% |
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$1.3
billion (1993) |
| Commodities: |
| machinery
and transport equipment, clothing and footware, printed matter |
| Partners: |
| Italy
(32%), Germany (16%), UK (8%) |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$2.1
billion (c.i.f., 1993) |
| Commodities: |
| food,
grain, animal fodder, fruits, other basic foodstuffs, petroleum,
machinery and semimanufactured goods |
| Partners: |
Italy
(27%), Germany (14%), UK (13%), US (9%)
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