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Malta

Location Mediterranean Sea
Latitude and longitude  35 50 N, 14 35 E
Sovereignty Independent
United Nations member? Yes
Political status notes Officially, "Republic of Malta"; includes principal islands of Malta and Gozo
Population  391,670
Census notes est. July 2000
Land area in square kilometers 316 (246 on the island of Malta)
Capital  Valletta

Fundamental legal document(s) online

Constitution of Malta, from the Government of Malta's Ministry for Justice and Local Government (PDF)
Constitution of Malta, from A. Tschentscher's International Constitutional Law
Constitution of Malta, from the Venice Commission

Other legal documents online

Code of Organisation and Civil Procedure, Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta (extracts), from the Venice Commission
Draft Treaty of Accession to the European Union, from the European Parliament
Laws of Malta, from the Government of Malta's Ministry for Justice and Local Government
The Malta Government Gazette

Sources and other useful websites

The Constitutional Court, from the Venice Commission
Country profile: Malta, from the BBC News
Fishery Country Profile—Malta, from the Food and Agriculture Organization
Independent States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Justice, from the Government of Malta's Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs 
LLRX.Com, Finding the Law: the Micro-States and Small Jurisdictions of Europe: Malta, by Andrew Grossman
Malta, Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State (2003)
Malta, from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Malta Law Centre, from Legal-Malta
Map of Malta, from the European Union
National Statistics Office, Malta
Official Website of the Maltese Government (appears to load more easily in Internet Explorer than in Netscape Navigator)
United Kingdom, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Country Profile: Malta
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook

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