<Tr> <Th> Main foreign languages </Th> <Td> French (17%) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sign languages </Th> <Td> Maltese Sign Language </Td> </Tr> <P> Malta has two official languages: Maltese and English . Maltese is the national language . Until 1934, Italian was also an official language in Malta . Having the country been governed by many different countries in the past, the Maltese population is generally able to converse in languages which are not native to the country, namely English and Italian . </P> <P> According to the Eurobarometer poll conducted in 2012, 98% of Maltese people can speak Maltese, 88% can speak English, 66% can speak Italian, and more than 17% speak French . This shows a recent increase in fluency in languages, since in 1995, only 98% of the population spoke Maltese, 76% English, 36% Italian, and 10% French . Surprisingly, it also shows an increase in Italian fluency compared to when Italian was an official language of Malta . </P>

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