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Malta
Republic of Malta
Repubblika ta’ Malta
Political Status: Became independent within the Commonwealth on September 21, 1964; republic declared by constitutional amendment on December 13, 1974.
Area: 122 sq. mi. (316 sq. km).
Population: 417,520 (2013E—UN); 411,277 (2013E—U.S. Census).
Major Urban Centers (2011E): VALLETTA (5,784), Birkirkara (21,533), Sliema (13,511).
Official Languages: Maltese, English; Italian is also widely spoken.
Monetary Unit: Euro (market rate November 1, 2013: 0.74 euro = $1US). The euro became Malta’s official currency on January 1, 2008, at a fixed rate of 1 euro = 0.4293 Maltese lira.
President: George ABELA (Malta Labour Party); elected on April 1, 2009, to a five-year term by the House of Representatives and sworn in on April 4, succeeding Edward (Eddie) FRENCH ADAMI (Nationalist ...