MALTA ??

Part3: Facts about Malta

Official Name:                    Republic of Malta.

Capital:                               Valletta.

Area:                                   127 square miles (316 square kilometers).

Population:                         390,000; 3,016 persons per square mile
                                             (1,164.2 persons per square kilometer);
                                             85 percent urban, 15 percent rural.

Major Languages:              Maltese and English.

Major Religion:                  Roman Catholic (official).

Literacy:                              96 percent.

Form of Government:        Republic.

Chief of State:                     President; elected by the House of
                                             Representatives for a 5-year term.

Head of Government:        Prime minister (Dr. Eddie Fenech Adami).

Legislature:                        House of Representatives; consists of 65
                                             members elected by universal suffrage.

Voting Qualification:        Age 18.

Major Cities:                      Birkirkara (21,770), Qormi (19,904),
                                             Hamrun (13,654), Sliema (13,514),
                                             Valletta (9,144).

Chief Industries:                Ships, textiles, clothes, salt, electronics, food
                                             processing, limestone, lace.

Agricultural Products:      Crops--wheat, barley, potatoes, tomatoes.
                                              Livestock--cattle, pigs, goats, sheep.

Monetary Unit:                  1 Maltese lira = 100 cents.