Geography
- Capital: Valletta
- Population of main cities : Birkirkara (22000)¸ Mosta (18000)¸ Qormi (17000)¸ Zabbar (15000)¸ San Pawl (14000)
- Superficies: 316 km2
- Official languages: English and Maltese
- Business language: English
- Location: 93 km south of Sicily and 288 km east of Tunisia
- International dialling code: +356
- Internet domain: .com.mt
- Area: Malta is composed of three major islands (and 3 minor)
– Malta Island 246 sq km (94.9 square miles)
– Gozo 67sq km (25.9 square miles)
– Comino 3 sq km (1.1 square miles)
- Terrain: Mostly low¸ rocky¸ with dissected plains and many coastal cliffs
- Climate: Mediterranean with hot dry summers and mild winters. Annual rainfall is 23 inches and falls mostly between October and March.
- Average temperature
– December-February:13.2°C
– June-August:25.8°C
Average annual rainfall (1990-2002): 591.3mm
Demography
- Population : 416.500
- Natural increase : 0.4%
- Density : 1300 inhabitants/km2
- Average age : 38
- Life expectancy :80 years
– Man : 77.8
– Girl : 82.56
- Active population : 180 000
- Activity rate : 51%
- Religion: Roman Catholics (98%)¸ others (2%).
Politic
- Nature of the state: Republic based on a parliamentary democracy
- Politic leaders :
– President : Marie-Louise Coleiro PRECA (since 4th of April 2014)
– First Minister : Joseph MUSCAT (since 11th of March 2013)
- Next elections : Presidentially : April 2019
- Indicator of freedom of the press : World rank : 51/180
Economy
- Euro (since 2008)
- GDP (milliards USD): 9¸ 87 (2014)
- GDP per inhabitant par habitant (USD): 23.623 (2014)
- Debt of the State (% of the GDP) : 74¸0 (2014)
- Unemployment rate (% of active population) : 6¸3 (2014)
- Inflation rate (%): 2¸0 (2014)
- Employment by sector (% of total employment) : Agriculture (1¸0)¸ Industry (22¸1)¸ Services (76¸4)
- Value added (% of GDP) : Agriculture (1¸9)¸ Industry (32¸7)¸ Services (65¸4)
Fiscality
- (VAT) : 18%
- Corporate Tax : Taxation of companies on their worldwide income : 35%
- Social security contributions paid by employers : 10%
Foreign trade
- Imports of goods (millions USD) : 5.848 (2013)
- Exports of goods (millions USD) : 3.490 (2013)
- Imports of services (millions USD) : 3.188 (2013)
- Exports of services (millions USD) : 5.007 (2013)
- Trade balance (excluding services) (millions USD) : -1.347