his loved ones that gave it up. There was only the 3 largest islands (Malta, Gozo, and Comino) being inhabited *Malta, People Population: 12,707 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 3% (1992) National product real growth rate: 10% (April 1992) Budget: revenues $2.0 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $5 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $134 million Currency: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 re Exchange rates: new Israeli shekels (NIS) per US$1 - 99.65 (January 1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5604 (1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988); the Jersey pound (#J) = 100 cents
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