About Malta

The Maltese archipelago is an independent republic consisting of a small group of islands – Malta, Gozo and Comino, all of which are inhabited and the smaller and uninhabited islands of Cominotto, Filfla and St Paul’s.  The islands are located in the centre of the Mediterranean, lying about 95km to the south of Sicily and about 293km from the North African mainland.

The largest of the islands is Malta which has an area of 246 square kilometers.  Inhabitants total 400,000.  Malta has neither mountains nor rivers and the island is characterized by a series of low hills with terraced fields.  The shoreline, which is 137 kilometres long, has many bays and harbours, with a good selection of small sandy beaches and rocky coves. 

With temperatures averaging 14 degrees Celsius in winter and 32 degrees Celsius in the summer months, Malta offers a warm and mild climate throughout the year, making it a wonderful location for English language schools, which aim to combine learning English with a pleasurable and relaxed holiday in the Mediterranean.  The hottest time is from the middle of July to the middle of September, but the high temperatures are generally made bearable by cool sea breezes. 

Malta has two official languages:  English which is widely spoken and Maltese which is Semitic although its alphabet and grammatical structures are derived from Latin.  Malta is therefore an ideal location to speak English and at the same time enjoy the warm Mediterranean sun.