Malta Profile
- Country: Malta
- Area: 316 Km²
- Capital: Valletta
- Population: 400,000 inhabitants
- Language: Maltese and English
- Religion: the majority is Catholic
- Form of Government: parliamentary republic
- Major cities: Valletta, Victoria, Gozo, Mdina, Sliema, Birzebbugia
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Useful Information about Malta
- Currency: Maltese Lira (1 Maltese lira MTL = 2.3294 Euro)
- International dialing code: +356
- International vehicle registration code: M
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: Identity Card or Passport
- Vaccination required: No
- Electric current: 240 volts AC 50 HZ
- Unit of measurement: metric decimal
- Time zone: same time as Italy
- Fixed-date public holidays: January 1: New Year’s Day; January 6: Epiphany; February 10: St. Paul’s Shipwreck; March 19: Saint Joseph; March-April: Good Friday; March-April: Easter; March 31: Liberation Day; April 25: National Liberation Day; May 1: Labor Day; June 7: June 7 Feast; June 29: St. Peter and Paul (L-Imnarja); August 15: Assumption of Mary; September 8: Nativity of Mary; September 21: Independence Day; December 8: Immaculate Conception; December 13: Republic Day; December 25: Christmas
- Climate: mild Mediterranean climate, with mild winters and hot, sunny but dry summers
- Average temperatures: summer highs reach 30°C, winter average is 15°C
- Transportation: National airline Air Malta; many others operating flights to and from Malta: Alitalia, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, Ryanair, etc. Main ports: Grand Harbour and Marsaxlokk.
- Airports: Malta International Airport in Valletta
