Last Updated on June 8, 2012 by Your Malta
Population
414,000 (2010)
Embassies
British Embassy
Whitehall Mansions
Ta’Xbiex Seafront
Ta’Xbiex – MSD 11
MALTA G.C.
Telephone: +356 2323 0000
Email: consular.Visa.Valletta@fco.gov.uk
US Embassy
3rd Floor
Development House
Saint Anne Street
Floriana
Malta
Telephone: +356 2561 4000
German Embassy
Il-Piazzetta, Tower Road
Sliema, Malta
Sliema
Telephone: +356 21 33 65 20
Email: germanembassy@kemmunet.net.mt
Religion
Roman Catholic, 98 per cent.
Driving
In Malta is on the left, the same as in the UK and Ireland.
International Telephone Code
The country code for Malta is +356
Time
Malta is in the Central European Time Zone (CET), 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Malta is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time in the United States and Canada.
Area
Malta covers 95 square miles. Malta is located in the middle of the Mediterranean and is about 60 miles south of Sicily.
Electricity
Malta operates on 250 volt, 50 Hz electricity. UK style three-pin square plugs are used.