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Republic of Malta
Repubblika ta' Malta
(Maltese)
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|---|---|
| Motto: Virtute et constantia (Latin) "Strength and persistence" |
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| Anthem: L-Innu Malti (Maltese) "The Maltese Hymn" |
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![Location of Malta (green circle) – in Europe (light green & dark grey) – in the European Union (light green) – [Legend]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Malta.svg)
Location of Malta (green circle)
– in Europe (light green & dark grey) |
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| Capital | Valletta 35°54′N 14°31′E / 35.900°N 14.517°E / 35.900; 14.517 |
| Largest administrative unit | St. Paul's Bay[1] |
| Official languages | |
| Other languages | Maltese Sign Language[3] Italian (66% conversational) |
| Ethnic groups
(2021
[4])
|
|
| Religion |
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| Demonym(s) | Maltese |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Myriam Spiteri Debono | |
| Robert Abela | |
| Legislature | Parliament of Malta |
| Independence
from the
United Kingdom
|
|
| 21 September 1964 | |
|
• Republic
|
13 December 1974 |
| 1 May 2004 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
316[7] km2 (122 sq mi) (187th) |
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• Water (%)
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0.001 |
| Population | |
|
• 2021 census
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519,562[8] |
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• Density
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1,649/km2 (4,270.9/sq mi) (8th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
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• Total
|
 $33.303 billion[9] (148th) |
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• Per capita
|
$63,481[9] (24th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$20.311 billion[9] (131st) |
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• Per capita
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$38,715[9] (31st) |
| Gini (2019) |  28.0[10]low |
| HDI (2022) | 0.915[11] very high (25th) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy[b] |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +356 |
| ISO 3166 code | MT |
| Internet TLD | .mt[b] |
|
Republic of Malta
Repubblika ta' Malta
(Maltese)
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto: Virtute et constantia (Latin) "Strength and persistence" |
|
| Anthem: L-Innu Malti (Maltese) "The Maltese Hymn" |
|
|
Location of Malta (green circle)
– in Europe (light green & dark grey) |
|
| Capital | Valletta 35°54′N 14°31′E / 35.900°N 14.517°E / 35.900; 14.517 |
| Largest administrative unit | St. Paul's Bay[1] |
| Official languages | |
| Other languages | Maltese Sign Language[3] Italian (66% conversational) |
| Ethnic groups
(2021
[4])
|
|
| Religion |
|
| Demonym(s) | Maltese |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Myriam Spiteri Debono | |
| Robert Abela | |
| Legislature | Parliament of Malta |
| Independence
from the
United Kingdom
|
|
| 21 September 1964 | |
|
• Republic
|
13 December 1974 |
| 1 May 2004 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
316[7] km2 (122 sq mi) (187th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
0.001 |
| Population | |
|
• 2021 census
|
519,562[8] |
|
• Density
|
1,649/km2 (4,270.9/sq mi) (8th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$33.303 billion[9] (148th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$63,481[9] (24th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$20.311 billion[9] (131st) |
|
• Per capita
|
$38,715[9] (31st) |
| Gini (2019) | 28.0[10] low |
| HDI (2022) | 0.915[11] very high (25th) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy[b] |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +356 |
| ISO 3166 code | MT |
| Internet TLD | .mt[b] |
