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The following
Districts of Malta
Judiciary of Malta
* Primus Inter Pares of Judicial Branch: Chief Justice of Malta
* Law Courts and Tribunals of Malta
* Commission for the Administration of Justice of Malta
* Castellania (Valletta), Castellania (former courthouse)
Culture of Malta
* Architecture of Malta
** Maltese Baroque architecture
* Cuisine of Malta
* Festivals in Malta
* Languages of Malta
** Maltenglish
** Maltese language
* Media in Malta
** List of newspapers in Malta, Newspapers in Malta
** List of radio stations in Malta, Radio stations in Malta
** Television in Malta
* List of monuments in Malta, Monuments in Malta
* List of museums in Malta, Museums in Malta
* Symbols of Malta, National symbols of Malta
** Coat of arms of Malta
** Flag of Malta
** National anthem of Malta
* People of Malta
* Prostitution in Malta
* Public holidays in Malta
* List of records of Malta, Records of Malta
* Religion in Malta
** Christianity in Malta
** Hinduism in Malta
** Islam in Malta
** Judaism in Malta
** Sikhism in Malta
* List of World Heritage Sites in Europe#Malta, World Heritage Sites in Malta
Economy of Malta
* List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 125th (one hundred and twenty fifth)
* Agriculture in Malta
* List of banks in Malta, Banking in Malta
** Central Bank of Malta
* Communications in Malta
** Internet in Malta
* List of companies of Malta, Companies of Malta
*Currency, Currency of Malta: Euro (see also: Template:Euro topics, Euro topics)
*Maltese euro coins
*Previous currency: Maltese lira
**ISO 4217: Euro, EUR
* Energy in Malta
** Energy policy of Malta
** Oil industry in Malta
* Health care in Malta
* Mining in Malta
* Malta Stock Exchange
* Tourism in Malta
** List of hotels in Malta, Hotels in Malta
** List of museums in Malta, Museums in Malta
** Visa policy of the Schengen Area, Visa policy of Malta
* Transport in Malta
** List of airports in Malta, Airports in Malta
** Malta Railway, Rail transport in Malta
** Roads in Malta
Malta Environment Press Article Archive
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Gov.mt
altese Government official site.
Diving Malta
ll the dive sites in Malta
summary of principal laws and glossary of terms.
The Maltese Armed Forces official websiteMalta Business Directory
Find Maltese Businesses
Laws Of MaltaMalta
on Emporis.com
Malta Environment and Planning Authority's
GIS]
Map Server
which includes place names and street's layout and names
The Times of Malta
Official Maltese Tourism website101 Things to do in Malta
an offbeat guide to what to do in Malta and Gozo
Malta
Everything about Malta
Malta travel guide
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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Malta:
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
is a small and densely populated sovereign island nation located in the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...
. Malta comprises an archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.
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of seven islands, of which the three largest are inhabited. Malta is located south of Sicily
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, and north of North Africa
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, giving the country a warm, Mediterranean climate
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. The nation's capital is the 16th century city of Valletta
Valletta (, mt, il-Belt Valletta, ) is an administrative unit and capital of Malta. Located on the main island, between Marsamxett Harbour to the west and the Grand Harbour to the east, its population within administrative limits in 2014 wa ...
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Throughout much of its history, Malta has been considered a crucial location due in large part to its position in the Mediterranean Sea. It was held by several ancient cultures including Sicilians
Sicilians or the Sicilian people are a Romance speaking people who are indigenous to the island of Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the largest and most populous of the autonomous regions of Italy.
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, Romans
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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, Phoenicia
Phoenicia () was an ancient thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. The territory of the Phoenician city-states extended and shrank throughout their histor ...
ns, Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
s and others. The island is commonly associated with the Knights Hospitaller, Knights of St. John who ruled it. This, along with the historic pseudo-historic and religiously claimed shipwreck of Paul of Tarsus, St. Paul on the island, and since the 12th century ingrained a Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic legacy which is still the official religion in Malta today combined with secular values.
The country's official languages are Maltese language, Maltese and English language, English; the former is the national language and the latter a legacy from Malta's period as a British colony. Malta gained independence in 1964 and is, as of 2017, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as the European Union, which it joined in 2004.
General reference
* International Phonetic Alphabet, Pronunciation: , * Common English country name:Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
* Official English country name: The Republic of Malta
* Common endonym(s): Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
* Official endonym(s): Repubblika ta' Malta
* List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations, Adjectival(s): Maltese (disambiguation), Maltese
* List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations, Demonym(s): Maltese people, Maltese
* Etymology: Name of Malta
* ISO country codes: MT, MLT, 470
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MT
* Internet country code top-level domain: .mt
Geography of Malta
Geography of Malta * Malta is: an island country and a European microstate * Location: ** Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere ** Atlantic Ocean ***Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...
** Eurasia (though not on the mainland)
*** Europe
**** Southern Europe
** Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
** Extreme points of Malta
*** High: Ta' Dmejrek
*** Low: Mediterranean Sea
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** Land boundaries: ''none''
** Coastline: Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...
252.8 km
* Population of Malta: 493,559 (2019) - List of countries by population, 167th most populous country
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* Area of Malta: 316 km2
* :commons:Atlas of Malta, Atlas of Malta
Environment of Malta
* Climate of Malta * Endemic Maltese wildlife * Environmental issues in Malta * Is-Simar, Nature reserve * Renewable energy in Malta * Geology of Malta * Protected areas of Malta ** List of biosphere reserves in Malta, Biosphere reserves in Malta ** List of national parks of Malta, National parks of Malta * Wildlife of Malta ** Flora of Malta ** Fauna of Malta *** List of birds of Malta, Birds of Malta *** List of mammals of Malta, Mammals of MaltaNatural geographic features of Malta
* Coastline of Malta * Islands of Malta ** Malta (island), Malta ** Gozo ** Comino ** Filfla ** Manoel Island ** St Paul's Island * Malta Channel * List of valleys of Malta, Valleys of Malta * List of World Heritage Sites in Malta, World Heritage Sites in MaltaRegions of Malta
Regions of MaltaEcoregions of Malta
Ecoregions in MaltaAdministrative divisions of Malta
Administrative divisions of Malta * Districts of Malta= Districts of Malta
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Districts of Malta
= Municipalities of Malta
= * Capital (political), Capital of Malta: Capital of Malta, Valletta * List of cities in Malta, Cities of Malta ** Three CitiesDemography of Malta
Demographics of MaltaGovernment and politics of Malta
Politics of Malta * Form of government: multi-party system, multi-party representative democracy, representative democratic parliamentary system, parliamentary republic * Capital (political), Capital of Malta: Capital of Malta, Valletta (de facto) * Elections in Malta * List of political parties in Malta, Political parties in MaltaBranches of the Republic of Malta
* Head of state: President of MaltaExecutive branch of Malta
Government of Malta * Head of Government: Prime Minister of Malta, * Cabinet of MaltaLegislative branch of Malta
* Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta * House of Representatives of Malta ** Leader of the House of Representatives of Malta ** Leader of the Opposition (Malta)Judicial branch of Malta
Judiciary of Malta
* Primus Inter Pares of Judicial Branch: Chief Justice of Malta
* Law Courts and Tribunals of Malta
* Commission for the Administration of Justice of Malta
* Castellania (Valletta), Castellania (former courthouse)
Foreign relations of Malta
Foreign relations of Malta * Diplomatic missions of MaltaInternational organization membership
The Republic of Malta is a member of: *Australia Group *Commonwealth of Nations *Council of Europe (CE) *Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) *Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) *European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) *European Investment Bank (EIB) *European Union (EU) *Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) *International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) *International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) *International Criminal Court (ICCt) *International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) *International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) *International Finance Corporation (IFC) *International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) *International Labour Organization (ILO) *International Maritime Organization (IMO) *International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) *International Monetary Fund (IMF) *International Olympic Committee (IOC) *International Organization for Migration (IOM) *International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) *International Telecommunication Union (ITU) *International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) *Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) *Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) *Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *Partnership for Peace (PFP) *Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) *Schengen Convention *United Nations (UN) *United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) *United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) *Universal Postal Union (UPU) *World Confederation of Labour (WCL) *World Customs Organization (WCO) *World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) *World Health Organization (WHO) *World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) *World Meteorological Organization (WMO) *World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) *World Trade Organization (WTO)Law and order in Malta
Law of Malta * Capital punishment in Malta * Constitution of Malta * Crime in Malta * Human rights in Malta ** LGBT rights in Malta ** Religion in Malta, Freedom of religion in Malta * Law enforcement in MaltaMilitary of Malta
Military of Malta * Command ** Commander-in-chief: President of Malta ** Prime Minister of Malta ** Chief of Staff: Brigadier of The Armed Forces of Malta * Armed Forces of Malta ** Armed Forces of Malta, Army of Malta ** Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta, Navy of Malta ** Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta, Air Force of Malta ** Special forces of Malta * Military history of Malta * Military ranks of MaltaLocal government in Malta
Local government in MaltaHistory of Malta
* Military history of Malta * List of monarchs of Malta, Monarchs of MaltaCulture of Malta
Culture of Malta
* Architecture of Malta
** Maltese Baroque architecture
* Cuisine of Malta
* Festivals in Malta
* Languages of Malta
** Maltenglish
** Maltese language
* Media in Malta
** List of newspapers in Malta, Newspapers in Malta
** List of radio stations in Malta, Radio stations in Malta
** Television in Malta
* List of monuments in Malta, Monuments in Malta
* List of museums in Malta, Museums in Malta
* Symbols of Malta, National symbols of Malta
** Coat of arms of Malta
** Flag of Malta
** National anthem of Malta
* People of Malta
* Prostitution in Malta
* Public holidays in Malta
* List of records of Malta, Records of Malta
* Religion in Malta
** Christianity in Malta
** Hinduism in Malta
** Islam in Malta
** Judaism in Malta
** Sikhism in Malta
* List of World Heritage Sites in Europe#Malta, World Heritage Sites in Malta
Art in Malta
* Art in Malta * Cinema of Malta * List of Maltese artists * Literature of Malta * Maltese folklore * Music of Malta * Philosophy in Malta * Theatre in MaltaSports in Malta
Sports in Malta * Football in Malta * Handball Malta *Malta at the OlympicsEconomy and infrastructure of Malta
Economy of Malta
* List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 125th (one hundred and twenty fifth)
* Agriculture in Malta
* List of banks in Malta, Banking in Malta
** Central Bank of Malta
* Communications in Malta
** Internet in Malta
* List of companies of Malta, Companies of Malta
*Currency, Currency of Malta: Euro (see also: Template:Euro topics, Euro topics)
*Maltese euro coins
*Previous currency: Maltese lira
**ISO 4217: Euro, EUR
* Energy in Malta
** Energy policy of Malta
** Oil industry in Malta
* Health care in Malta
* Mining in Malta
* Malta Stock Exchange
* Tourism in Malta
** List of hotels in Malta, Hotels in Malta
** List of museums in Malta, Museums in Malta
** Visa policy of the Schengen Area, Visa policy of Malta
* Transport in Malta
** List of airports in Malta, Airports in Malta
** Malta Railway, Rail transport in Malta
** Roads in Malta
Education in Malta
Education in Malta * University of MaltaSee also
*Index of Malta-related articles *List of international rankings *Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations *Member state of the European Union *Member state of the United Nations *Outline of Europe *Outline of geography *Wikipedia:WikiProject Malta, WikiProject Malta - Central place for contributing to Malta Articles.References
External links
Malta Environment Press Article Archive
*
Gov.mt
altese Government official site.
Diving Malta
ll the dive sites in Malta
summary of principal laws and glossary of terms.
The Maltese Armed Forces official website
Find Maltese Businesses
Laws Of Malta
on Emporis.com
Malta Environment and Planning Authority's
GIS]
Map Server
which includes place names and street's layout and names
The Times of Malta
Official Maltese Tourism website
an offbeat guide to what to do in Malta and Gozo
Malta
Everything about Malta
Malta travel guide
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malta Outlines of countries, Malta Malta, Malta-related lists,