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Where is
Malta?
The Maltese Archipelago lies virtually at the centre of the
Mediterranean, with Malta 93kms south of Sicily and 288kms north of
Africa. Gibraltar is 1,826kms to the West and Tel Aviv is 1,940kms to
the East.
Brief History
With a history spanning over 7000 years Malta boasts of one of
Europe's oldest civilizations.
The island is rich in archeological remains...There are unique Stone
Age temples, numerous Roman remains and fascinating museums full of
ancient treasures that are a must-see for every visitor!
Visitors can enjoy visits to medieval towns as well as to the baroque
“World Heritage” capital city of Valletta, built in the 16th century.
With such an exciting combination of history and modernity no wonder
over 1,000,000 tourists visit Malta each year – which is more than
double its population.
For more tourist oriented information about Malta click here
www.visitmalta.com
Economy
Notwithstanding its limited geographical size, lack of natural
resources and insularity Malta has managed to develop a strong free
market economy.
Though tourism is a major contributor to the gross national product,
it is surpassed by the manufacturing sector (particularly the IT and
semi-conductor production sectors) in revenue earnings. Manufacturing
now accounts for 21% of employment and is the leading contributor to
gross domestic product. In 2002 total manufacturing production
amounted to US$ 783.6 million.
The local insurance and financial services sectors are also rapidly
expanding.
Malta is also a major central Mediterranean & Southern European
transshipment centre with over 1 million TEU's handles at the Malta
Freeport annually.
For more business oriented information about Malta click here
www.maltaenterprise.com
Getting to Malta
Malta can be reached by frequent and scheduled direct flights from
most major European, North African and Middle Eastern cities that are
served by Malta's national airline as well as by numerous other
international carriers.
For travel schedules visit
www.maltairport.com |
