Economic aid - recipient:
NA
Currency:
Maltese lira (MTL)
Currency code:
MTL
Exchange rates:
Maltese liri per US dollar - 0.3772 (2003), 0.4336 (2002), 0.4501
(2001), 0.4382 (2000), 0.3989 (1999)
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Communications Malta
Telephones - main lines in use:
208,300 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
290,000 (2003)
Telephone system:
general assessment: automatic system satisfies normal requirements
domestic: submarine cable and microwave radio relay between islands
international: country code - 356; 2 submarine cables; satellite
earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999)