Malta Performed Kornijchuk Lera
The content 1. History 2. The geographical position 3. The population 4. Political structure 5. Economy 6. Transport 7. Currency 8. Holidays 9. Attractions 10. City
History From the IV century BC to the XIII century A. D. it was alternately occupied by the Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards. 5 sentyabrya, the British, in turn, took the capital of Malta Valletta his troops and raised the British flag there. On 5 September 1800, the British, in turn, took the capital of Malta Valletta his troops and raised the British flag there
The geographical position Malta, located in the heart of the sea routes from Europe to Asia and Africa
The population of Malta is 405 577 (2006). Population density — 1283/km 2
Political structure Malta is a parliamentary Republic. The Constitution of Malta was adopted in 1964 as subsequently amended
Economy The main branch of economy of Malta is tourism. The flow of tourists to Malta is continuously growing. Malta is one of the largest world centers of learning English and taking students from around the world
Transport The main form of transport is automobile. Traffic — left hand. The buses are air conditioned. Having a schedule. The schedule hanging on all the stops, on a large electronic scoreboard timeout nearest bus. Basically, the buses run 3 times per hour
Currency The currency of Malta is the Euro (EUR, code 978). 1 Euro is divided into 100 cents. In circulation are banknotes in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 euros, and coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cents; 1 and 2 Euro
Holidays National holidays Malta 1 January — New year February 10 — the Day of the shipwreck St. Peter March 19 — St. Joseph's March 31 — Day of peace During Easter week — good Friday 1 may — labour Day. Festa Of St. Joseph. June 7 — the Feast of the Sette of Gonio" June 29 — the Day of the apostles Peter and Paul 15 August — assumption of the virgin September 8 — the Feast of the Madonna of the Winner September 21 — independence Day 8 December — fest of the Immaculate Conception of the virgin Mary 25 December — Christmas day
Attractions Golden Bay is one of the few sandy beaches on the Northwest coast, as well as one of the most popular attractions in Malta
The Triton Fountain The fountain was created by local sculptor Vincent Apap and opened in 1959. South of the fountain you can see the monument to military pilots placed near the city gate of Valletta in memory of 2 298 pilots of the allied forces, downed over the Mediterranean sea during the Second world war
Ghar-Dalam Amazing cave of Ghar-dalam located in the South of Malta, attracted scientists and archaeologists from around the world. here were found in good condition layers of bone remains of animals that became extinct at the end of the last glaciation, that is simply put — a very, very long time. But that's not all — Ghar-dalam also found traces of early human habitation, which has been here no less than 7400 years ago
City Valletta is the capital of the Republic of Malta, the economic and political center of the state. Named in honor of a knight, naval commander, master of the Order of St. John, Jean Parisot de La Valletta— who founded and defended from the Turks the city
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