Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 240V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Malta
- +356
What every visitor should know about Malta:
- Money
- The currency is the Euro (EUR). 1 euro is worth about US$1.44.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Valletta
- Tap water
- Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.
Malta facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 405,165
- Language
- Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8%
- Ethnicity
- Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock)
Economy
- GDP
- US$24,200 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Very high