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Malta Holiday and Destination Guide
BACKGROUND INFO
Full Name
Republic of Malta
Capital City
Valletta
Area
316 sq km
Population
404,346
Time Zone
GMT/UTC +1
Weights Measures System
Metric
Languages
• Malti (official)
Member of the Semitic language group, which also includes Arabic, Hebrew and Amharic.
• English (official)
Religion
Roman Catholic (98%)
Government Type
Republic
Government Leaders
Edward Fenech Adami
President (head of state)
Lawrence Gonzi
Prime Minister (head of government)
Country Dialing Code
356
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