|
|
|
[Home Page] |
|||||
|
|||||
Advertisers MFSC - Malta Financial Services Centre Maltese-American Chamber of Commerce METCO - Malta External Trade Corporation Ltd.
|
 |
Facts at a glance
Official Name: Repubblika ta’ Malta
Capital City of Malta: Valletta
Government: Parliamentary democracy, with a president (Professor Guido de Marco) a House of Representatives (65 members) elected by universal suffrage and a Cabinet consisting of a prime minister and other ministers
Political Parties: The Nationalist Party led by Prime Minister Edward Fenech Adami gained 35 seats with 51.81 percent of votes cast in September 1998, elections and the Labour Party gained 30 seats with 46.97 percent of vote
Languages: Maltese and English
Geography: Maltese archipelago consists of three inhabited islands (Malta, Comino, Gozo) and two uninhabited. Located in the Mediterranean Sea, 55 miles south of Sicily and 138 miles north of North Africa
Size: Total area is 190 square miles (Malta 148, Gozo 40, Comino 1.6)
Climate: Mediterranean with hot, dry and sunny weather in summer. Average daily summer sunshine is 10 hours
Seaports: Grand Harbour, Malta Freeport, Mgarr (Gozo)
Airport: Malta International Airport in Luqa
Population: 388,000
Gross domestic product: 2510
GDP per capita: 9338
Main imports: Beverages, tobacco, crude materials, fuel, semi-manufactures, machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods
Major exports: Machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, semi-manufac tured goods, chemicals
Major Trading Partners: European Union (mainly France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom), Asia, America, Africa
Government debt as percentage of GDP: 58.1 %
Unemployment rate: 5.3%
Electricity: 220/240 volts
Driving: on the left side
Time: 1 hour ahead of GMT
Shops: Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m./about 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mon. to Sat.
|
|
Table of Contents Building bridges and embracing the future |
|
