{"id":7,"date":"2014-03-06T09:21:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T09:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.easyconferences.eu\/elpub2015\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2015-04-03T07:21:25","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T07:21:25","slug":"about-malta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/easyconferences.eu\/elpub2015\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"About Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n
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The Italian artist painted in the second half of the 18th century. His watercolours portray the Grand Master and officials of the Order as well as Maltese gentlemen and ladies and country people.<\/p><\/div>\n

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta’ Malta), is situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, 80 km (50\u00a0mi) south of Sicily, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia and 333 km (207mi) north of Libya, with Gibraltar 1,755 km (1,091 mi) to the west and Alexandria 1,508 km (937 mi) to the east. Malta covers just over 316 sq\u00a0km (122 sq mi) in land area, making it one of the world’s smallest states. Population is around 408,000 ranking the Maltese archipelago as the 7th most populated place in the world.<\/p>\n

The capital of Malta is\u00a0Valletta<\/b>, will be the European Capital of Culture in 2018.<\/p>\n

Within its compact territory Malta offers to its visitors an opportunity to experience a concentration of history, architecture and beaches which few European countries can rival. Depicted as an open air museum, Malta boasts\u00a07,000\u00a0years of captivating history; prehistoric temples and grand palaces; three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and the oldest known human-built structure in the world.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text]\n

Within its compact territory Malta offers to its visitors an opportunity to experience a concentration of history, architecture and beaches which few European countries can rival. Depicted as an open air museum, Malta boasts\u00a07,000<\/b>\u00a0years of captivating history; prehistoric temples and grand palaces; three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and the oldest known human-built structure in the world.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” custom_height=”30″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\n

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  • Area: 316 square kilometres (Malta 246kms, Gozo 67kms, Comino 3kms)<\/li>\n
  • Population: 416, 000 inhabitants<\/li>\n
  • Government: Democratic Republic, Full Member of the European Community<\/li>\n
  • Capital: Valletta<\/li>\n
  • Currency: Euro<\/li>\n
  • Religion: Roman Catholic, however Malta\u2019s constitution allows freedom of worship<\/li>\n
  • Official Languages: Maltese & English<\/li>\n
  • Time: GMT +1 (Day light saving time with Europe)<\/li>\n
  • Electricity: 240volts, single phase, 50cycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left”][vc_column width=”1\/1″][nectar_gmap zoom=”14″ enable_zoom=”1″ size=”400″ map_center_lat=”35.898570″ map_center_lng=”14.513184″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_color=”#e2e2e2″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”center” top_padding=”40″ bottom_padding=”40″][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

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