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Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country located in the central Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a number of islands, with Malta and Gozo as the two main ones—south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.3 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.9
- Economy 7.5
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 57 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Valletta
- Population
- 574,250 inh.
- Area
- 316 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- parliamentary democracy
Executive in office
Head of State
Myriam Spiteri Debono
Head of Government
Robert Abela
Government in office 1 members
vice-Premier ministre de Malte
Chris Fearne
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
67 seats
Chair Angelo Farrugia
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
28 G$
GDP / capita
47,907 $
Growth
4.0 %
Inflation
2.4 %
Unemployment
2.9 %
Defense / GDP
0.5 %
Life expectancy
83.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.78/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
88/100
Corruption (CPI)
49/100
Press freedom (RSF)
61/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#127
Annual budget
0.1 Md$
Defense effort
0.5 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
4 Md$
Imports
9 Md$
Balance
-5 Md$
Top exports
- 21% Circuits intégrés
Top imports
- 14% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
83%
-
GBR
89%
-
FRA
95%
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DEU
95%
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RUS
17%
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CHN
24%
Abstention: 11%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-05-30
Labour Party 42 seats, Nationalist Party 37 · turnout 87.5%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.924/1
Gini
31.8
Refugees hosted
8,306
Refugees originating
11
National anthem
L-Innu Malti
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Commonwealth
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 7,298 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 6,215, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)