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Malta How To

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Formal Name	Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta)
Capital	Valletta
Main Towns	Mdina, Rabat, Victoria
Official Languages	Maltese, English
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Dialling Code	+356
Emergency numbers	112
Time Zone	UTC +1
Daylight Savings Time	DST is observed in Malta
Units of Measure	Metric System
Electricity	220-240 volts; frequency of 50 hertz. Plug type G
Government	Republic
Population	412,655 (July 2014 est.)
Climate	Mediterranean; mild winters and dry, hot summers
Land Surface	316 sq Km
Coastline	196.8 Km, excludes 58 Km for Gozo
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