Malta is the largest of the three main islands that constitute the Maltese archipelago. And sometimes referred to as Valletta for statistical purposes and to distinguish between the main island of the country. Malta is located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea directly south of Italy and north of Libya. The total area of the island is 246 square kilometers (95 sq mi). The capital is Valletta, largest city Qormi and largest locality is Birkirkara. The island is made up of many small towns, which together form one of the largest urban areas, which has a population of 409 259. Featuring views of the low hills and overlooking the fields.
Italian island of Malta
Malta is a popular tourist destination, with 1.2 million tourists annually. Increase the number of tourists to three times the population residing there. And increased tourism infrastructure dramatically over the years and are on the island, with a number of good hotels, despite the destruction of traditional housing as a source of growing concern. However, the increasing number of tourists on holiday in Malta.
In recent years, Malta has announced itself as a tourist destination medical, and increased the number of tourism service providers on the health and development of this industry. However, there is no hospital in Malta is witnessing depending Healthcare International Independent. Malta is popular with British medical tourism, pointing Maltese hospitals towards seeking to rely on sources from the United Kingdom, such as the adoption scheme Trent. Double accreditation with the Joint Commission directed the American necessary if you wish to hospitals in Malta and to compete with the Far East and Latin America for medical tourists from the United States.
Malta
Only airport in Malta is the Malta International Airport. , Which was built on land formerly occupied by the air base RAF Luqa. Been run two other airports in Ta 'Qali and al Far during World War II and into 1960 but closed now. Today, the airport Ta 'Qali national park includes, stadium, village and crafts to attract visitors and the Museum of Aviation in Malta. This museum preserves several aircraft, including Hurricane nervous and fighters who defended the island in World War II. The national airline Air Malta.
Economy
The main island of Malta contribute significantly to the overall economy of the country, which are classified according to their economical and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Even in 1800, Malta adopted on cotton, tobacco and shipyards for export. Colonized Malta under British control, and relied on the Dockyard to get support from the Royal Navy, especially during the Crimean War of 1854. Malta's economy has strengthened from the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. It also helped in the ships stop at the Baths Malta to refuel and intermediate trade, which brought additional benefits to the island. In the late 19th century began to decline in the economy, and by 1940 Malta's economy was in serious crisis. Has boosted the economy again after the Second World War, while rebuilding the island.
Currently, Malta containing the key resources which limestone and geographical location fitting, and productive workforce. Malta produces about 20 of its food, and has a supply of fresh water and limited due to the drought in the summer and has no domestic sources of energy, apart from the potential of solar energy from the sun's abundant her. Economy depends on foreign trade (as a trans-shipment point), manufacturing (especially electronics and textiles) and tourism.
Film production is a growing contributor to the Maltese economy. Despite its size, the Malta continues to attract international film productions from all over the world. The first movie was filmed in Malta for the children of the sea in 1925. Since then, it was filmed more than 100 films last partially or entirely in Malta, Midnight Express (1978), Gladiator (2000) and Munich (2005), World War Z (2013) and Captain Phillips (2013).
In preparation for membership of Malta in the European Union, which it joined on 1 May 2004, has been the privatization of some state-owned enterprises liberalization of markets. For example, the government announced on January 8, 2007 that it will sell its stake in 40 MaltaPost, to complete the privatization process which has been going on over the past five years. By the year 2010, the Malta privatization of telecommunications and postal services.
Juwah image of the island of Malta
Banking and Finance
There are two of the largest commercial banks, including Bank of Valletta and HSBC Bank Malta, both because of their origins to the 19th century. FinanceMalta is a quasi-governmental organization in charge of the business, marketing and communication education in Malta and managed to seminars and events around the world and working to shed light on the emerging power of Malta and allocated to the business of banking, finance and insurance.
Transportation
Car ownership in Malta is too high, given the size of the island is very small. Buses (xarabank or karozza tal-linja) are the main means of public transport. Established in 1905, which underwent extensive repairs in July 2011.
Product in Malta
Language
The main language used in Malta is the Maltese language, a Semitic language of the Arab-tone Sekulow dissolved in southern Italy. Incorporated the language of many of the Sicilian, Italian, a little French, English. Founded hybrid character of the Maltese long before bilingual Maltese urban-Sicily with the gradual transformation of the speech in the countryside, which ended in the early 19th century with the Maltese emerging as the vernacular of the entire indigenous population. Include the language of different dialects that can vary greatly from one town to another or from one island to another.
