Malta Travel guide

Capital: Valletta 
Government: republic 
Currency: euro (EUR) - since 01 January 2008 
Area: 316 sq km 
Population: 400,214 (July 2006 est.) 
Language: Maltese (official), English (official), Italian 
Religion: Roman Catholic 98% 
Electricity: 230V/50Hz (United Kingdom plug) 
Calling Code: +356 
Internet TLD: .mt 
Time Zone: UTC +1

  Malta is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea that lies south of the island of Sicily, Italy. The country is an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Għawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) being inhabited.