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Republic of Malta
Repubblika ta' Malta  (Maltese)
Coat of arms of Malta
Coat of arms
Anthem: L-Innu Malti
The Maltese Hymn
Location of  Malta  (Green circle)– on the European continent  (light green & dark grey)– in the European Union  (light green)  —  [Legend]
Location of Malta  (Green circle)

– on theEuropean continent  (light green & dark grey)
– in theEuropean Union  (light green)  — [Legend]

CapitalValletta
35°54′N14°31′E /35.900°N 14.517°E /35.900; 14.517
Largest cityBirkirkara
Official languages
Common languagesItalian(66% conversational)
Sign languageMaltese Sign Language
Demonym(s)Maltese
GovernmentUnitaryparliamentaryrepublic
Myriam Spiteri Debono
Robert Abela
• Speaker
Angelo Farrugia
Mark Chetcuti
LegislatureHouse of Representatives
Independence 
21 September 1964
• Republic
13 December 1974
Area
• Total
316[1] km2 (122 sq mi)(186th)
• Water (%)
0.001
Population
• 2014 estimate
445,426[2](171st)
• 2011 census
416,055[3]
• Density
1,410[3]/km2 (3,651.9/sq mi)(7th)
GDP (PPP)2017 estimate
• Total
$18.404 billion[4]
• Per capita
$42,239[4]
GDP (nominal)2017 estimate
• Total
$11.164 billion[4]
• Per capita
$25,623[4]
Gini (2014)Positive decrease 27.7[5]
low · 15th
HDI (2015)Increase 0.856[6]
very high · 33rd
CurrencyEuro (€10000ll)[b] (EUR)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+356
ISO 3166 codeMT
Internet TLD.mt[c]
Website
www.gov.mt
  1. ^ Maltese nationals as referred to in the 2011 census.[3]
  2. ^Maltese lira before 2008.
  3. ^ Also.eu, shared with otherEuropean Union member states.

Malta is a country inSouthern Europe, and a member of theEuropean Union. It is an island near the center of theMediterranean Sea, south ofSicily. Although it is geologically located on the African Plate, Malta is recognized as a European country. Thecapital of Malta isValletta. Around 500,000 people live in Malta and it is one of the mostdenselypopulated countries in the world. Malta is 316 sq km, which makes it one of thesmallest countries and the smallest in the European Union.[7][8] Its manycities andtowns grew close to each other over time.

Language

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Maltese is the nationallanguage of Malta. It is aSemitic language similar to theMaghrebi Dialects of North Africa, with a high amount of influence from Romance languages, in particular Italian, and more recently English. Maltese andEnglish are the official languages in line with the constitution of the country. A majority of the people of Malta can speak three languages; Maltese, English andItalian.

Money

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Malta had its owncurrency, called theMaltese Lira until 2008. The MalteseLira was better known as the MaltesePound because of the strong links to theUnited Kingdom. One Maltese Lira consisted of 100cents. In 2008 Malta joined theEuro countries in adopting the Euro as the National Currency.

History

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People have lived in Malta since at least5200 BC. The island has some keyarchaeological sites dating from early times.

Malta became well known as the base of theKnights Hospitaller. They moved to Malta after being forced to leavePalestine and thenRhodes, in Greece. In 1565 they survived a great attack by theOttoman Empire. The history of the knights at Malta continued the strongRoman Catholic beliefs in the country that were started by the Norman and Spanish rulers.

In 1798,Napoleon took control of Malta. TheFrench rule was not popular and in1800 Maltese rebels invited the BritishRoyal Navy to come to the island. This led to 200 years as aBritishcolony andindependentCommonwealth member.

DuringWorld War II, Malta was attacked this time by the Axis forces. The entire island wassymbolically given theGeorge Cross forheroism.

Malta became independent in1964 and a republic in1974. In2004 Malta joined theEuropean Union and in2008 Malta joined theEuro.

Notes

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  1. ↑Zammit, Andre (1986). "Valletta and the system of human settlements in the Maltese Islands".Ekistics.53 (316/317). Athens Center of Ekistics:89–95.JSTOR 43620704.
  2. ↑"Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014".Government of Malta. 16 May 2014. Archived fromthe original on 21 June 2015.
  3. 123Census 2011. National Statistics Office, Malta
  4. 1234"Malta". International Monetary Fund.
  5. ↑"Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)". Eurostat Data Explorer. Retrieved4 December 2015.
  6. ↑"2016 Human Development Report". United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved25 March 2017.
  7. ↑"Malta".CIA Factbook. 4 March 2022.
  8. ↑"Studying in the smallest countries in Europe". CIA.gov. Retrieved17 February 2025.

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