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GeographyLocation: Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily(Italy)
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 140 km
PeoplePopulation: 369,609 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.75% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 13.22 births/1,000 population Death rate: 7.43 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 7.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.92 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Arab, Sicilian, Norman, Spanish, Italian, English Religions: Roman Catholic 98% Languages: Maltese (official), English (official)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1985)
Government
Names:
Type: parliamentary democracy Capital: Valletta Independence: 21 September 1964 (from UK) Constitution: 1964 constitution substantially amended on 13 December 1974
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $3.9 billion National product real growth rate: 4.4% National product per capita: $10,760 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5% Unemployment rate: 4.5%
Electricity:
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| An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games. |