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Key Facts
Climate
Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers
Coastline
196.8 km (excludes 56 km for the island of Gozo)
Government type
parliamentary republic
Languages
Maltese (official) 90.1%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.9% (2005 est.)
Natural resources
limestone, salt, arable land
Terrain
mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs