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March 21-26, 2003
Malta consisting of a
small group of 5 islands - Malta, Gozo, Comino (Kemmuna), Cominetto (Kemmunett)
and Filfla - located in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily. The area of the
largest island, Malta, is 246 sq km, of Gozo 67 sq km and of Comino (Kemmuna) 3
sq km.
The climate in Malta is warm and healthy. There are no biting winds, fog, snow
and frost. Rain falls for only short periods, averaging about 578 mm in a whole
year. The temperature averages 14 °C in winter and 32 °C in summer with the sun
shining for an average of 6,46 hrs and 10,11 hrs. respectively. Because Malta
has no permanent rivers or lakes and precipitation is limited, the natural water
supply has become a problem. The country has implemented a program to desalinate
sea water; up to 70 percent of Malta's water comes from desalination plants.
The Maltese are predominantly Roman Catholic and speak a language similar in
vocabulary to Arabic, although its alphabet and grammatical structure are
derived from Latin.
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