Malta

Official name Repubblika ta’ Malta (Maltese); Republic of Malta (English)
Form of government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Kamra tad-Deputati, or House of Representatives [701])
Head of state President: Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
Head of government Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat
Capital Valletta
Official languages Maltese; English
Official religion Roman Catholicism
Monetary unit euro (€)
Population (2013 est.) 419,000COLLAPSE
Total area (sq mi) 122
Total area (sq km) 315
Urban-rural population

Urban: (2009) 94.4%

Rural: (2009) 5.6%

Life expectancy at birth

Male: (2011) 78.4 years

Female: (2011) 82.6 years

Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate

Male: (2005) 91.7%

Female: (2005) 93.9%

GNI per capita (U.S.$) (2012) 19,760

Background of Malta

Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both world wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964; a decade later it declared itself a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May 2004 and began using the euro as currency in 2008.

Land of Malta
People of Malta
Economy of Malta
Government and Society of Malta
Culture Life of Malta
History of Malta

Disclaimer

This is not the official site of this country. Most of the information in this site were taken from the U.S. Department of State, The Central Intelligence Agency, The United Nations, [1],[2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14],[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24],[25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31], [32], [33], [34], and the [35].

Other sources of information will be mentioned as they are posted.