| malta :
Geographic coordinates
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35 50 N, 14 35 E
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| malta :
Population growth rate
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0.391% (2010 est.)
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| malta :
Birth rate
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10.38 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| malta :
Death rate
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8.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| malta :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
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| malta :
Independence
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Day, 21 September (1964)
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| malta :
National holiday
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Independence Day, 21 September (1964)
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| malta :
Constitution
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1964; amended many times
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| malta :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $9.831 billion (2009 est.)
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| malta :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity -$23,800 (2009 est.)
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| malta :
Electricity - consumption
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1.832 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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| malta :
Exports
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$2.678 billion electrical machinery, mechanical appliances, fish and crustaceans, pharmaceutical products, printed material
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| malta :
Imports
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$3.973 billion mineral fuels and oils, electrical machinery, non-electrical machinery, aircraft and other transport equipment, plastic and other semi-manufactured goods; food, drink, tobacco
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| malta :
Telephones
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241,100 (2008)
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| malta :
Mobile cellular
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385,600 (2008)
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| malta :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999)
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| malta :
Radios
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N/A
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| malta :
Television broadcast stations
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6 (2009)
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| malta :
Televisions
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N/A
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| malta :
Internet country code
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.mt
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| malta :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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25,139
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| malta :
Internet users
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198,800 (2008)
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| malta :
Railways
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N/A
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| malta :
Highways
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2,227 km
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| malta :
Waterways
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N/A
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| malta :
Pipelines
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N/A
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| malta :
Ports and harbors
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Marsaxlokk (Malta Freeport), Valletta
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| malta :
Merchant marine
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1,438 Ships
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| malta :
Airports
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1
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| malta :
Heliports
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N/A
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| malta :
Military branches
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Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2010)
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| malta :
Military expenditures
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0.7% of GDP (2006 est.
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