Quick Facts - Malta
Capital: Valletta
Political system: Parliamentary republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 29 April 1965
Population: 417 520 (2012)
Population density: 1316.4 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Maltese and English
Non-nationals of total population: 4.9 % (2011)
Population density: 1316.4 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Maltese and English
Non-nationals of total population: 4.9 % (2011)
Funding (2011)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 0.89 %Government expenditure on culture: 26 450 664 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 63.00 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 99.95 %
Employment (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 1.73 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 10.70 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 13.51 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 120 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 68 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 1 456 USD (142 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 2.3 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 67.7 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 12/12/1966European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Signed 5/11/1992. Not yet ratified
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Acceded on 18/12/2006
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334