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STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES BACKGROUND NOTE ON MALTA
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The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Electronic Affairs Publication Office issued the following Background Note:
PROFILE
Official Name:
Republic of Malta
GEOGRAPHY
Area: 316 sq. km. (122 sq. mi.); about twice the size of the District of Columbia.
Major cities: Valletta (capital), Sliema.
Terrain: Low hills.
Climate: Subtropical summer; other seasons temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.
PEOPLE
Nationality: Noun and adjective-Maltese.
Population (2003): 399,867.
Ethnic divisions: Caucasian Maltese.
Religion (2003): Roman Catholic, ...
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