Malta Fact File

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