| Organisation / Group | Aim |
|---|---|
| Australia Group | to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical and biological weapons |
| Commonwealth | to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire |
| Council of Europe | to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe |
| Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council | to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization |
| European Investment Bank | to promote economic development of the EU and its predecessors, the EEC and the EC |
| Food and Agriculture Organization | to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency |
| International Civil Aviation Organization | to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency |
| International Criminal Court | to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice |
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement | to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development | to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency |
| International Finance Corporation | to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs |
| International Labor Organization | to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency |
| International Monetary Fund | to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency |
| International Maritime Organization | to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency |
| International Mobile Satellite Organization | acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies |
| International Criminal Police Organization | to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime |
| International Olympic Committee | to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia |
| International Organization for Migration | to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration |
| Inter-Parliamentary Union | fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions |
| International Organization for Standardization | to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity |
| International Telecommunications Satellites Organization | to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services |
| International Telecommunication Union | to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency |
| International Trade Union Confederation | to promote the trade union movement |
| Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency | encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency |
| Nuclear Suppliers Group | to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention |
| Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe | to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures |
| Permanent Court of Arbitration | to facilitate the settlement of international disputes |
| Partnership for Peace | to expand and intensify political and military cooperation throughout Europe, increase stability, diminish threats to peace, and build relationships by promoting the spirit of practical cooperation and commitment to democratic principles that underpin NATO;program under the auspices of NATO |
| Schengen Convention | to allow free movement within an area without internal border controls |
| United Nations | to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | to promote international trade |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization | to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture |
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization | UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members |
| World Tourism Organization | to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace |
| Universal Postal Union | to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency |
| World Customs Organization | to promote international cooperation in customs matters |
| World Federation of Trade Unions | to promote the trade union movement |
| World Health Organization | to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency |
| World Intellectual Property Organization | to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency |
| World Meteorological Organization | to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency |
| World Trade Organization | to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers |
| Economic and Monetary Union | |
| European Union |
Names
Description
Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both World Wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964. A decade later Malta became a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May 2004 and began using the euro as currency in 2008.
Government type
Religions
Roman Catholic 98%
Natural Resources
Export commodities
electrical machinery, mechanical appliances, fish and crustaceans, pharmaceutical products, printed material
Associations involved (24)
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- Area of Malta
- Birth rate of Malta
- Death rate of Malta
- Electricity production of Malta
- GDP - per capita (PPP) of Malta
- GDP growth rate of Malta
- GDP of Malta
- HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate of Malta
- HIV/AIDS - deaths of Malta
- Infant Mortality Rate of Malta
- Inflation rate of Malta
- Life Expectancy at Birth of Malta
- Location of Malta
- Natural gas consumption of Malta
- Natural gas production of Malta
- Net Migration Rate of Malta
- Oil consumption of Malta
- Oil production of Malta
- People living with HIV/AIDS of Malta
- Population growth rate of Malta
- Population size of Malta
- Total Fertility Rate of Malta
- Unemployment rate of Malta
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