Malta

General country information

Capital	Valletta
Government	republic
Area	316 km²
Population / Density	403532 (July 2008 est.) / 1277/km²
Currency	Euro (EUR) currency converter
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$ 22900 (2007 est.)
HDI	0.878 (2005)
Official language(s)	Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% (2005 census)
Religions	Roman Catholic 98%
Climate	Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers
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