_#_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
_*Government #_Long-form name: Republic of Malta
_#_Type: parliamentary democracy
_#_Capital: Valletta
_#_Administrative divisions: none (administration directly from Valletta)