Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 0

Radios: 430,000 (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 2 (1987 est.)

Televisions: 11,000 (1992 est.)

Defense
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Branches: Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National
Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale)

Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 1,925,205
males fit for military service: 1,100,599 (1996 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $66 million, 2.2%
of GDP (1994)

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@Malta
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Map
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Location: 35 50 N, 14 35 E -- Southern Europe, islands in the
Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)

Flag
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Description: two equal vertical bands of white (hoist side) and
red; in the upper hoist-side corner is a representation of the
George Cross, edged in red

Geography
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Location: Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south
of Sicily (Italy)

Geographic coordinates: 35 50 N, 14 35 E

Map references: Europe

Area:
total area: 320 sq km
land area: 320 sq km
comparative area: less than twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 140 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 25 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: Malta and Tunisia are discussing the
commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their
countries, particularly for oil exploration

Climate: Mediterranean with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry
summers

Terrain: mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal
cliffs
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Dingli Cliffs 245 m

Natural resources: limestone, salt

Land use:
arable land: 38%
permanent crops: 3%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 59%

Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1989)

Environment:
current issues: very limited natural fresh water resources;
increasing reliance on desalination
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Endangered
Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone
Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not
ratified - Biodiversity, Desertification

Geographic note: the country comprises an