Population
514,564 (2019)
Official language
English
Currency
Euro
Capital
Valletta
Time Zone
UTC+1 (CET); Summer UTC+2 (CEST)
Dialling Code
+356
Area (sq. miles)
122
GDP
$48,246 (PPP)
Important Ministries
VAT on Books
5% for books and 18% on eBooks
Trade Associations
Statistics
Book market statistics (PA, 2017) [link to download/view]
Annual Book Fairs
Malta Book Festival is held over 5 days in November.
Campus Book Festival is held over 3 days in March.
Translations Programmes
Arts Council Malta Translation Grant funds the translation of Maltese works to any other language.
Useful Contacts
British Council
Booksellers
- Agenda
- Bargate Bookshop
Publishers
