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Whether you want to start a new life or are searching for the ideal location to spend your retirement, Malta is the ideal country for you.
From crime rates per capita to car accidents per licensed vehicle, Malta has always fared among the safest in the world, and still does today.
Malta offers free public health services at the main hospitals, which are Mater Dei Hospital (Malta) and the Gozo General Hospital (Gozo) as well as at the various polyclinics on the islands.
Many private hospitals also operate on the islands, which boast thousands of licensed doctors, professors, dentists and other health professionals.
Malta's advantages for foreign investors include membership in the EU, competitive wage rates (compared to other EU states) a highly skilled English-speaking labour force, access to European and North African markets, a fair and just business environment, excellent telecommunications and transport connections as well as several financial and other investment incentives.
Facts and Figures – according to Eurostat
Official name: Republic of Malta
Area (km2): 316
Population: 410 290 (2008); 413 627 (forecast for 2009)
Capital: Valletta
Currency: Euro (€)
Date of joining EU: 01 May 2004
Head of state: Dr George Abela, since April 2009
Head of government: Dr Lawrence Gonzi, since March 2004, leading the Maltese Nationalist Party.
GDP (millions €): 5 758.8 (2008); 5 840.1 (forecast for 2009)
GDP per capita in PPS: € 19 200 (2008); € 19 300 (forecast for 2009)
Real growth rate of GDP: 2.5% (2008); -0.9% (forecast for 2009)
Unemployment rate: 7.0% (October 2009)
National debt as % of GDP: 64.1% (2008)
Inflation: -0,5% (October 2009)
Public deficit/surplus as % of GDP: -4.7% (2008)
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