Malta     [63]
(Independent in 1964 from United Kingdom)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: MT
LAND AREA: 316 sq. km     SEA AREA: 1940 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	1	1	1	5	0	8

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 373000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 1180 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 1%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 20%
  URBAN POP: 89% (1994), versus 70% (1960), Annual Growth: 0.9%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 76.4 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 86.0%
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.887

ECONOMY, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 3.8%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 3.2%
  GDP/Capita: $5596  GDP/Capita PPP: $13009
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $989, 1970 $1652, 1980 $4171, 1990 $5596

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  ARABLE LAND: 37.5% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: