Malta People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 354,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate —0.2%

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

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

Religion: 98% Roman Catholic

Language: Maltese and English (official)

Infant mortality rate: 11.2/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy: 73

Literacy: 83%

Labor force: 121,686(1984); 30% services (except government), 24% manufacturing, 21% government (except job corps), 8% construction, 5% utilities and drydocks, 4% agriculture; 8.3% registered unemployed

Organized labor: approximately 40% of la bor force

NOTE: The information regarding Malta on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malta 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malta 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.