People coming over to the Maltese Islands for the first time are invariably struck by the sense of hospitality and friendliness of the Maltese people. The visiting business person will find that it's a pleasure to do business in Malta. Malta is in many ways an ideal place to mix business with pleasure. This is made up of 100,000 males and 40,000 females. Maltese is the national language, but for official purposes both Maltese and English are given equal status and use in the Government.
Most business correspondence is normally in English.
The Maltese Islands, consisting of Malta, Gozo and Comino, are situated almost exactly in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and North Africa. The total area of the islands is 316 square kilometres and these lie 95 kilometres south of Sicily and 290 kilometres from the nearest point on the North African coast. The main island, Malta, is 27 kilometres long and its widest point measures 14 kilometres. Malta has neither mountains nor rivers. The island is characterised by a series of low hills with terraced fields on the slopes.