Government
Type: Republic /
Parliamentary (unicameral)
President
of the Republic:
Professor Guide DE MARCO
Political
Parties:
- Nationalist Party, led
by Prime Minister Dr. Edward
Fenech Adami (35 seats in
Parliament)
- Labor Party, led by M.
Alfred Sant (opposition)
(30 seats in Parliament)
There are two other minority
political parties which
play an insignificant role
on the political scene,
and are not represented
in parliament: the Communist
Party and the Democratic
Alternative.
ECONOMIC
INDICATORS(2002):
GDP
per capita: 9.190 US
$
Growth
rate: 1.1%
Currency:
Maltase Lira: 1 Lira
= 2.310 US$
GDP
Composition: Agriculture
and fishing : 2.5 %, Industry
: 27.1 %,
Services : 70.4 %
