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Airports in Malta |
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Malta is a small island nation and one of the seven islands on the Mediterranean Sea. Malta is situated in the southern part of Europe and is surrounded by different small European nations. Malta lies in South of Sicily, east of Tunisia and Libya is in its North. The resident of Malta island speak in Maltese and English language. Though small in size, Malta is a densely populated nation. Most of the people in Malta are Roman Catholic . For centuries Malta has been ruled by different powers and now the small island nation has become a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Malta also became a member of the European Union in the year 2004 and is the smallest European Union country as far as its geographical area and population is concerned.
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Malta is not as economically developed as other major European countries but it gets major contributions from few industries like cotton, tobacco and shipyards industry. At point of time the shipyard of Malta was used by British Army. Currently the small island nation is struggling a lot to established its economy.
| A the economy is not so strong, the transport network in Malta us also not so well-developed as in other parts of Europe but still public modes of transport like bus, taxi and boats are available that help immensely in the trading activities of Malta. Besides, Malta has also got an international airport. Malta International Airport is one of the largest airports in Malta that connects Malta with other parts of Europe and also serves all parts of Maltese islands. Malta International Airport has been built on an area which was earlier occupied by RAF Luqa air base. Being one of the busiest airports in Malta, the airport is also the hub for Air Malta, the national flagship carrier of Malta.
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