 Situated
in Europe, Malta is a nation with extremely high
population. There are about four hundred thousand people
living in this country. Birkirkara is the biggest city
and Valletta is the capital city of Malta.
Before the
year 1934, Italian was its official language but from
this period onwards, English and Maltese became the
official languages of Malta.
The official religion of
the nation is also its dominant religion and it is Roman
Catholicism. In the year 1964, Malta got independence
from the British rule and after a decade, it became a
Republic. The climate in the country is Mediterranean.
Malta is a country that is popular among the tourists
for its world heritage sites and of all the sites; the
most famous of all are the Megalithic Temples.
These
temples are considered to be the oldest free-standing
statues in the planet. At present the Government of
Malta is spending a lot of money on education and this
includes college.
The HSBC Bank Malta and the Bank of
Valletta are two of the oldest as well as the largest
banks in the country.
The cuisine of Malta is generally
Mediterranean and it includes seafood and fresh produce.
The Maltese cuisine has also been influenced by Southern
Italian and Sicilian cuisine.
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