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Malta

Republic of Malta

Flag of Malta
Region
Europe · Southern Europe
Capital
Valletta
Population
579,704 (2025)
Government
parliamentary republic
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Official languages
English, Maltese
Spoken languages
Maltese (official) 90.1%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.9% (2005 est.)
Written scripts
Latin
Area
316 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
Yes
Affiliations
EU, IMF, NATO (partner), WCO, WTO

Political stability

80 / 100

Economic stability

71 / 100

Population stability

29 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
refined petroleum, integrated circuits, packaged medicine, ships, postage stamps/documents (2023)
Key imports
ships, refined petroleum, integrated circuits, aircraft, packaged medicine (2023)
Natural resources
limestone, salt, arable land
Primary route
Mediterranean services via Suez to Asia
Secondary route
Gibraltar Strait corridor to Atlantic and Americas services

Trade research

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.