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Irish man (76) drowns in Malta seaside resort • Apr. 16, 2025, 7:41 AM ET (Irish Times)
New Channel Islands ferry service 'on track' for May launch • Apr. 14, 2025, 4:37 AM ET (BBC)
4/13: Sunday Morning: The Money Issue • Apr. 13, 2025, 3:45 AM ET (CBS)
Hunter-Gatherers crossed 100 km of open sea to settle ancient Malta • Apr. 9, 2025, 11:23 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)
At Commonwealth Law Conference, Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant cautions against imposing one system over another • Apr. 7, 2025, 4:15 AM ET (The Indian Express)

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Also Known As Repubblikka ta’ Malta • Republic of Malta
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Robert Abela
Capital Valletta
Population (2025 est.) 569,900
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.937 euro
Head Of State President: Myriam Spiteri Debono
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Il-Kamra tad-Deputati, or House of Representatives [681])
Official Languages Maltese; English
Official Religion Roman Catholicism
Official Name Repubblika ta’ Malta (Maltese); Republic of Malta (English)
Total Area (Sq Km) 315
Total Area (Sq Mi) 122
Monetary Unit euro (€)
Population Rank (2025) 174
Population Projection 2030 511,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 4,892.6
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 1,894.9
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 95% • Rural: (2024) 5%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2021) 80 years • Female: (2021) 83.7 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 93% • Female: (2021) 96%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 19,209
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 34,750
1Current number as of June 2017 elections; statutory number equals 65. The additional 3 members include 2 indirectly elected in accordance with the constitution and the speaker.

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