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Malta Government 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/malta/malta_government.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code MT Government type parliamentary democracy National capital Valletta Administrative divisions none (administered directly from Valletta) Independence 21 September 1964 (from UK) National holiday Independence Day, 21 September (1964) Constitution 1964 constitution substantially amended on 13 December 1974 Legal system based on English common law and Roman civil law; has accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral House of Representatives (usually 65 seats; note - additional
seats are given to the party with the largest popular vote to ensure a legislative
majority; current total: 69 seats; members are elected by proportional representation
to serve five-year terms)
Judicial branch Constitutional Court, judges are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister; Court of Appeal, judges are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister Political parties and leaders Nationalist Party or NP [Edward FENECH ADAMI]; Malta Labor Party or MLP [Alfred SANT] International organization participation C, CCC, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag 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
NOTE: The information regarding Malta on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malta Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malta Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |