MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE EU - MALTA
Malta comprises an archipelago of five islands in the Central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian island of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya. Malta is one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries. The most important sectors of Malta’s economy in 2014 were wholesale and retail trade, transport, accommodation and food services (22.3 %), public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities (19.4 %) and industry (12.3 %). Malta’s main export partners are Germany, Hong Kong and France, while its main import partners are Italy, the US and the UK. Capital: Valletta Geographical size: 316 km 2 Population: 425 384 (2014) Population as % of total EU population: 0.1 % (2014) GDP: € 7.912 billion (2014) Official EU language(s): Maltese, English Political system: parliamentary republic EU member country since: 1 May 2004...