Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate
Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer
Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
the country comprises an archipelago, with only the three largest
islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) being
inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbors; Malta and Tunisia are
discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf
between their countries, particularly for oil exploration
People Malta
Population:
400,214 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.1% (male 35,264/female 33,368)
15-64 years: 69.1% (male 139,890/female 136,767)
65 years and over: 13.7% (male 23,554/female 31,371) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.7 years
male: 37.2 years
female: 40.1 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.42% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
10.22 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)