Travel to Malta

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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Malta

• Time Zone:GMT/UTC +1
• Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellular phone etc.)
• Weights & measures: Metric
• Country Dialing Code:356

Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List 

• Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
• City of Valletta
• Megalithic Temples of Malta

Malta Facts

Location
Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)

Capital
Valletta

Population
398,534 (July 2005 est.)

Regions
none (administered directly from Valletta); note - Local Councils carry out administrative orders

Climate
Mediterranean with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers

Ethnic groups
Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians, with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock)

Religions
Roman Catholic 98%

Languages
Maltese (official), English (official)

Government type
Republic

Background
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 of 2004.

Flag of Malta
According to legend, the colors are taken from the red and white checkered banner of Count Roger of Sicily who removed a bi-colored corner and granted it to Malta in 1091; an uncontested explanation is that the colors are those of the Knights of Saint John who ruled Malta from 1530 to 1798; in 1942, King George VI of the United Kingdom awarded the George Cross to the islanders for their exceptional bravery and gallantry in World War II; since independence in 1964, the George Cross bordered in red has appeared directly on the white field.

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