Malta

Capital	Valletta 35°53′N 14°30′E
Largest city	Birkirkara 35°53′48″N 14°27′45″E

Official language(s)	Maltese (national / official)
	English (official)

Ethnic groups (2007)	95.3% Maltese
	1.60% British
	3.10% Other

Demonym

Maltese

Government	Parliamentary republic
* President * Prime Minister * Speaker	George Abela Lawrence Gonzi Michael Frendo

Legislature

House of Representatives

Independence
* from the United Kingdom * Republic	21 September 1964 13 December 1974

Area
* Total * Water (%)	316 km² (121 sq mi) 0.001

Population
* 2011 estimate * 2007 census * Density	452,515 410,567 1,306.8/km²

GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$11.030 billion $25,874

GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
* Total * Per capita	$8.712 billion $20,437

Gini (2007)

26.0 (low)

HDI (2011)

0.832 (very high)

Currency

Euro (€) (EUR)

Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
* Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Date formats

dd/mm/yyyy (AD)

Drives on the

left

ISO 3166 code

MT

Internet TLD

.mt

Calling code

356

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- Anthem: L-Innu Malti -

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