Malta

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Official Name
Republic of Malta
Population Full

485,000 (2018 World Bank)

Principal Languages
English, Maltese
Literacy Rate
95% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1966), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2017), FCPNM (1998), ICCPR (1990), UNCRPD (2012), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bateson 1967, Campbell and King 2011
Deaf Population
1,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Malta is 6. All are living languages. Of these, 2 are indigenous and 4 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional and 3 are developing. Also listed are 3 unestablished languages.