Malta March 11, 2020 archipelago , Birkirkara , British colony , British Commonwealth , colony , Comino , Cominotto , Commonwealth , electronic , Euro zone , Europe , European Union , Filfla , fiscal paradise , fishing , Gozo , îles de Saint-Paul , industries , islands , La Valette , languages , Malta , Manoel , Mediterranean Sea , migrations , migrations internationales , Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe , OSCE , pharmacie , Repubblika ta' Malta , Republic of Malta , Ta' Dmejrek , tourism , Union for the Mediterranean Official name Republic of Malta Name in local language Repubblika ta' Malta (mt) ; Republic of Malta (en) Continent Europe Subcontinent European Union Population (ranking: 180e ) 446,555 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 1.39 % / year Area 320 km² Density 1,395.48 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 131e )14.542 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 30,075 $USD (2018) GDP growth 6.60 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 82.40 years (2018) Birth rate 10.10 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 1.40 children / woman (2015) Death rate (ranking ) 7.20 ‰ (2016) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 3.50 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 94.44 % (2015) Official languages Maltese, English (Italian often spoken) Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: 44e )0.885 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )80.90 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic Head of State President George Vella National Day 21 September (independence of 1964) ISO Codes MT, MLT Demonym Maltese Tourists (ranking ) 2,274,000 people (2017)
Malta is an island state in Europe, the smallest in the European Union. It consists of an archipelago of 8 islands of which 4 are inhabited. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, between southern Sicily in Italy and the Tunisian and Libyan coasts, it is one of the forced passages to the Union of a large number of migrants from all over Africa.
Anchor Bay, Malta Valletta, capitale of Malta Valletta, capitale of Malta Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population La Valette 408,750 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Islands and Regions (Reġjuni) Population Area Centre (Ċentrali) 111,994 inhabitants 24 km² Gozo (ta' Għawdex) 37,342 inhabitants 69 km² Gozo et Comino (Île) 31,683 inhabitants 70 km² Malte (Île) 408,750 inhabitants 246 km² Nord - Tramontane (Tramuntana) 102,892 inhabitants 113 km² Sud (Nofsinhar) 93,897 inhabitants 79 km² Sud-Est (Xlokk) 99,301 inhabitants 36 km²
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