rate: 12.38 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 57.11 years male: 71.42 years female: 64.9 years (1993 est.) Net migration rate: 6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.14 children born/woman (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $1.47 billion, 5.3% of GDP and employs 2% of GDP (1992 est.), 25.748 (1991), 27.108 (1990), 26.407 (1989) 28.589 (1988), 31.845 (1987) Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March *Malta, Communications Highways: 674 km all-weather roads Ports: Bounty Bay Airports: total: 29 usable: 26 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 11 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1 with runways 1220-2439 m: 1 with runways over 3,659m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 50 Telecommunications: excellent domestic and international emergency aid are main crops - bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts partners: NZ 89%, Fiji, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico,
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