Population: 356,427 (July 1991), growth rate 0.8% (1991)

Birth rate: 15 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 1 migrant/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 7 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 79 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.0 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Maltese (sing. and pl.); adjective--Maltese

Ethnic divisions: mixture of Arab, Sicilian, Norman, Spanish, Italian, English

Religion: Roman Catholic 98%

Language: Maltese and English (official)

Literacy: 84% (male 86%, female 82%) age 15 and over can read and write (1985)

Labor force: 126,135; government (excluding job corps) 37%, services 26%, manufacturing 22%, training programs 9%, construction 4%, agriculture 2% (1989)

Organized labor: about 40% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Malta on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malta People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malta People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.