NAVIGATION
|
HOME
• FLAG FINDER
• MAP FINDER
• SOURCES
• ADD YOURSELF TO THE ATLAS! COUNTRIES A-D • COUNTRIES E-K • COUNTRIES L-R • COUNTRIES S-Z |
NAVIGATION
Republic of Malta
Repubblika ta' Malta
COMMUNICATIONS
|
Telephones - main lines in use:
|
187,000 (1997) |
|
Telephones - mobile cellular:
|
17,691 (1997) |
|
Telephone system:
|
general assessment: automatic system satisfies normal requirements
domestic: submarine cable and microwave radio relay between islands international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
|
Radio broadcast stations:
|
AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999) |
|
Radios:
|
255,000 (1997) |
|
Television broadcast stations:
|
6 (2000) |
|
Televisions:
|
280,000 (1997) |
|
Internet country code:
|
.mt |
|
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
|
6 (2002) |
|
Internet users:
|
59,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
|
Railways:
|
0 km |
|
Highways:
|
total: 1,742 km
paved: 1,677 km unpaved: 65 km (1997) |
|
Waterways:
|
none |
|
Ports and harbors:
|
Marsaxlokk, Valletta |
|
Merchant marine:
|
total: 1,323 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 27,208,819 GRT/44,617,877 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 19, Canada 2, China 16, Croatia 14, Cuba 1, Cyprus 7, Denmark 3, Estonia 5, Finland 1, Germany 54, Greece 627, Hong Kong 12, Iceland 3, India 10, Iran 2, Israel 26, Italy 36, Japan 2, Latvia 24, Lebanon 6, Monaco 29, Netherlands 10, Nigeria 2, Norway 43, Poland 29, Portugal 2, Romania 15, Russia 85, Saudi Arabia 1, Slovenia 2, South Korea 5, Spain 1, Switzerland 54, Syria 4, Turkey 84, Ukraine 25, United Arab Emirates 3, United Kingdom 4, United States 10 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 440, cargo 334, chemical tanker 54, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 12, container 75, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 270, refrigerated cargo 39, roll on/roll off 45, short-sea passenger 9, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 17 |
|
Airports:
|
1 (2001) |
|
Airports - with paved runways:
|
total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
|
Military branches:
|
Armed Forces (including land forces [with subordinate air squadron and maritime squadron] and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force |
|
Military manpower - availability:
|
males age 15-49: 99,107 (2002 est.) |
|
Military manpower - fit for military service:
|
males age 15-49: 78,909 (2002 est.) |
|
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
|
$60 million (2000 est.) |
|
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
|
1.7% (2000) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
|
Disputes - international:
|
none |
|
Illicit drugs:
|
minor transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Western Europe |