MALTA MALTA REGION EUROPE NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE SEPTEMBER 21 1964 FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION 1964 POPULATION 381603 1999 EST AREA 122 SQ MI CAPITAL VALLETTA FORM OF GOVERNMENT PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY NATURAL RESOURCES LIMESTONE SALT MAIN INDUSTRIES TOURISM ELECTRONICS SHIP REPAIR CONSTRUCTION FOOD PROCESSING TEXTILES FOOTWEAR BEVERAGES TOBACCO AGRICULTURE POTATOES CAULIFLOWER GRAPES WHEAT BARLEY TOMATOES CITRUS FRUITS CUT FLOWERS GREEN PEPPERS PIGS DAIRY PRODUCTS POULTRY CURRENCY LIRA GDP 5 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 13000 1998 EST LANGUAGES MALTESE OFFICIAL ENGLISH OFFICIAL RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLICISM LITERACY RATE 88 LIFE EXPECTANCY 75 YEARS MALE 80 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 11 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 7 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
