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BASIC FACTS ABOUT MALTA
Full name: Republic of Malta
Population: 418,000 (UN, 2011)
Capital: Valletta
Area: 316 sq km (122 sq miles)
Major languages: Maltese, English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: Euro from 1 January 2008
Main exports: Machinery and transport equipment
GNI per capita: US $19,270 (World Bank, 2010)
Internet domain: .mt
International dialling code: +356
LA VALETTA, CAPITAL OF MALTA
(from the official website of the Valetta local council administration)
Europe’s Smallest Capital City in the Heart of the deep Blue Mediterranean Sea,
Valletta is a Dynamic City which has never ceased to change and move forward,
retaining its original beauty and splendor.
Valletta is the designer city of the 16th Century built straight from the drawing-board of
three men, a Political Leader and Head of the Order of the Knights, Jean Parisot de la
Valette, a warrior engineer Francesco Laparelli, and a Maltese Architect, Girolamo
Cassar. Valletta is one of Europe’s most sophisticated micro cities with an intense
concentration of baroque architecture and a defense line of Fortifications that is second
to non.
Valletta and its Harbours have always responded to the dynamics of time and change.
From a Maritime SuperCity of the 17th Century Valletta developed into a Cultural and
Commercial Hub in the 18th Century, becoming yet again the strongest Naval Base in
the Mediterranean during the 19th and mid-20th Century.
Valletta and its harbours developed from a Port of War to a Port of Peace and from a
Port of Heavy Industry to a Port of Culture and Tourism. Valletta is considered to be one
of the finest harbours in the World and a unique experience to all seafarers and
passengers sailing on the luxury yachts and liners.
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