Travel To Malta-information and facts about Malta

Travel To Malta-information and facts about Malta

Malta, an island country located in the Mediterranean. A small but strategically important group of islands, its long and tumultuous history on the island marks the struggle for options for Mediterranean domination and the interplay between emerging Europe and Africa and ancient cultures. Have played a role. Middle East. As a result, Maltese society was overshadowed by centuries of foreign rule, including the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Greeks, the Arabs, the Normans, the Scylians, the Soviets, the Aragonis, the Hospitallers, the French, and the English.

Flag OF Malta

Regular name

Republica Ta 'Malta (Maltese); Republic of Malta (English)

Formation of government

The only parliamentary republic that has a legislative chamber (El-Kamra Ted-Dupati, or House of Representatives)


President: 

George Vela


Prime Minister:

 Joseph Muscat

Capital

Valletta

Official languages

Maltese and English

Official religion

Roman Catholic

Unit of money

Euro

Current exchange rate

The US $ 1 equals 0.903 euros

Population -

(In 2018E) 473,900

Popularity status

175 (in 2018)

Total Area

315.2 (SQ KM)

GNI PER CAPITA

23,810 (in 2017) (US $)

The island Malta played an important strategic role, especially as a coalition base in World War II. It was bombed heavily by German and Italian planes, and Malta was devastated by the end of the war. In 1942 the island of Malta was presented by George Cross for a British Award for Great Bravery, in recognition of the bravery of the war of the Maltese people. After the war, the self-rule movement became stronger. Malta was liberated from Britain and joined the Commonwealth in 1964 and was declared a republic on December 13, 1974. In 2004 it was inducted into the European Union (EU). As a result of close affiliation, a European atmosphere is set up in Malta with the continent, especially with southern Europe. The Maltese are known for their warmth, hospitality and fervor for strangers, a feature noted in the Acts of the Apostles, regarding the experience of St. Paul, the Apostle, who was said to be In Malta, ships were destroyed. 60 CE.

Earth

This country includes five islands - Malta (largest), Gozo, Comino, and Kammonite (Cominto) and Sicily, the uninhabited island of Sicily, about 58 miles 58 miles (km 93 km) south of Sicily, Libya. Located 180 miles (290 km) north of Kerala, and about 180 miles (290 km) east of Tunisia, at the eastern tip of the Mediterranean complex, separates Italy from the African coast.

Climate

Malta's climate is generally Mediterranean, hot, dry summers, hot and fast breeze. It is cold and cold with brief rains. More than three-quarters of the total annual rainfall of about 22 inches (550 mm) of rain between October and March; June, July, and August are generally quite dry.

The temperature is very stable, with annuals in the upper 60s F (about 19 ° C) and monthly average of 50s F (about 12 ° C) to mid 80s F (about 29 ° C). Winds can be fast and frequent. The most favorable are the Northwest (Magistral), the Dry Northeast (Gergal), and the warm and humid Southeast (xlokk, or Sirocco). Relative humidity rarely falls below 40%.

Economy

By the mid-1960s, the Maltese economy depended heavily on the presence of the British army in Malta. In the 1950s, Britain began withdrawing its armed forces, which required tremendous diversification of the economy. After 1959, development grants were supported by government grants, loans and other financial incentives to encourage private investment. Imports and capital controls, which were widespread in the second half of the 1980s, were gradually abolished during the 1990s, leading Malta to a more market-driven economy as the Maltese government gradually began in 1999. The privatization policy was followed. Capital controls were in full swing in 2004 when Malta had access to the European Union (EU). The Maltese financial economy faces major obstacles due to its small domestic market, and it depends on many importing countries.

Education

From the beginning of the 1970s until the mid-1980s, the government made radical changes in education. Was first built on the British model and was strongly influenced by the Roman Catholic Church. The extension of compulsory education was given to all children from 5 years to 16 years. Students were excluded at first by age and intellectual ability and by exams but later resumed. In 2005 Malta's government reformed the education system and established independent regional colleges consisting of primary and secondary schools and junior colleges.

At the third level, the Student Workers' Scheme was introduced in 1978; students worked for six months and received six months of education, thus enrolling higher education institutions was linked to the availability of jobs. The system was largely repealed by the Education Act of 1988, and now enrolls in higher education institutions are fully competent.

The University of Malta of the United States and the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) are the country's main institutions of higher education. It was formerly established as a Jesuit College in 1592, established as a state institution in 1769, and restored in 1988. It offers courses in most subjects and is a renowned medical school. Its modern campus, located in Talaq, also houses the International Maritime Law Institute and the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies. MCAST, founded in 2000, provides primarily vocational and technical education and is owned by the Malta and Gozo Institutes.