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{{Infobox country

|conventional_long_name = Republic of Malta

| conventional_long_name = Republic of Malta

|common_name = Malta

| common_name           = Malta

|native_name = {{native name|mt|Repubblika ta' Malta}}

| native_name           = {{native name|mt|Repubblika ta' Malta}}

|image_flag = Flag of Malta.svg

| image_flag             = Flag of Malta.svg

|image_coat = Coat of arms of Malta.svg

| image_coat             = Coat of arms of Malta.svg

|national_anthem = {{lang|mt|''[[L-Innu Malti]]''}}<br/>{{small|''The Maltese Hymn''}} [[File:Malta National Anthem.ogg|center]]

| national_anthem       = [[L-Innu Malti]]<br/>{{small|''The Maltese Hymn''}} [[File:Malta National Anthem.ogg|center]]

|image_map = EU-Malta.svg

| image_map             = EU-Malta.svg

|map_caption = {{map caption |location_color=Green circle |region=Europe |region_color=dark grey |subregion=the [[European Union]] |subregion_color=light green |legend=EU-Malta.svg}}

| map_caption           = {{map caption |location_color=Green circle |region=Europe |region_color=dark grey |subregion=the [[European Union]] |subregion_color=light green |legend=EU-Malta.svg}}

|capital = [[Valletta]]

| capital               = [[Valletta]]

|coordinates = {{Coord|35|54|N|14|31|E|type:city}}

| coordinates           = {{Coord|35|54|N|14|31|E|type:city}}

|largest_city = [[Birkirkara]]

| largest_city           = [[Birkirkara]]

|official_languages = [[Maltese language|Maltese]] and [[English language|English]]

| official_languages     =

|common_languages = [[Italian language|Italian]]

*[[Maltese language|Maltese]] {{small|(also in [[national language]])}}

|languages_type = Sign Language

*[[English language|English]]

|languages = Maltese Sign Language

| common_languages       = [[Italian language|Italian]] {{small|(66% conversational)}}

|demonym = [[Maltese people|Maltese]]

| languages_type         = Sign language

|government_type = {{nowrap|[[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]]}} [[republic]]

| languages             = Maltese Sign Language

|leader_title1 = [[President of Malta|President]]

| demonym               = [[Maltese people|Maltese]]

|leader_name1 = [[George Vella]]

| government_type       = {{nowrap|[[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]]}} [[republic]]

|leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of Malta|Prime Minister]]

| leader_title1         = [[President of Malta|President]]

|leader_name2 = [[Robert Abela]]

| leader_name1           = [[George Vella]]

|leader_title3=[[Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta|Speaker]]

| leader_title2         = [[Prime Minister of Malta|Prime Minister]]

|leader_name3=[[Angelo Farrugia]]

| leader_name2           = [[Robert Abela]]

|leader_title4= [[Chief Justice of Malta|Chief Justice]]

| leader_title3         = [[Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta|Speaker]]

|leader_name4= [[Joseph Azzopardi]]

| leader_name3           = [[Angelo Farrugia]]

|legislature = {{nowrap|[[Parliament of Malta|House of Representatives]]}}

| leader_title4         = [[Chief Justice of Malta|Chief Justice]]

|sovereignty_type = Independence

| leader_name4           = [[Joseph Azzopardi]]

|sovereignty_note = from the [[United Kingdom]]

| legislature           = {{nowrap|[[Parliament of Malta|House of Representatives]]}}

|established_event1 = [[State of Malta|Commonwealth realm]]

| sovereignty_type       = Independence

|established_date1 = 21 September 1964

| sovereignty_note       = from the [[United Kingdom]]

|established_event2 = Republic

| established_event1     = [[State of Malta|Commonwealth realm]]

|established_date2 = 13 December 1974

| established_date1     = 21 September 1964

|area_km2 = 316<ref name="Zammit">{{cite journal|journal=Ekistics|last=Zammit|first=Andre|title=Valletta and the system of human settlements in the Maltese Islands|volume=53|issue=316/317|publisher=Athens Center of Ekistics|date=1986|pages=89–95|jstor=43620704}}</ref>

| established_event2     = Republic

|area_rank = 186th <!-- Should match [[List of countries and dependencies by area]] -->

| established_date2     = 13 December 1974

|area_sq_mi = 122 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->

| area_km2               = 316<ref name="Zammit">{{cite journal|journal=Ekistics|last=Zammit|first=Andre|title=Valletta and the system of human settlements in the Maltese Islands|volume=53|issue=316/317|publisher=Athens Center of Ekistics|date=1986|pages=89–95|jstor=43620704}}</ref>

|percent_water = 0.001

| area_rank             = 186th <!-- Should match [[List of countries and dependencies by area]] -->

|population_estimate = {{nowrap|445,426<ref name="Estimated">{{cite web|title=Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014 |url=https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810 |publisher=[[Government of Malta]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621211549/https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810 |archivedate=21 June 2015 |date=16 May 2014 |url-status=unfit }}</ref>}}

| area_sq_mi             = 122 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->

|population_census = 416,055<ref name="nso.gov.mt">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033602/http://www.nso.gov.mt/site/page.aspx?pageid=588 Census 2011]. National Statistics Office, Malta</ref>

| percent_water         = 0.001

|population_estimate_year = 2014

| population_estimate   = {{nowrap|445,426<ref name="Estimated">{{cite web|title=Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014 |url=https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810 |publisher=[[Government of Malta]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621211549/https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810 |archivedate=21 June 2015 |date=16 May 2014 |url-status=unfit }}</ref>}}

|population_estimate_rank = 171st <!--rank based on sovereign states only-->

| population_census     = 416,055<ref name="nso.gov.mt">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033602/http://www.nso.gov.mt/site/page.aspx?pageid=588 Census 2011]. National Statistics Office, Malta</ref>

|population_census_year = 2011

| population_estimate_year = 2014

|population_density_km2 = 1410<ref name="nso.gov.mt"/>

| population_estimate_rank = 171st <!--rank based on sovereign states only-->

|population_density_sq_mi = 4,077 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->

| population_census_year = 2011

|population_density_rank = 7th <!--rank based on sovereign states only-->

| population_density_km2 = 1410<ref name="nso.gov.mt"/>

|GDP_PPP = $18.404&nbsp;billion<ref name=imf2>{{cite web |url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2017/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=71&pr.y=7&sy=2017&ey=2022&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=181&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a= |title=Malta |publisher=International Monetary Fund }}</ref>

| population_density_sq_mi = 4,077 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->

|GDP_PPP_year = 2017

| population_density_rank = 7th <!--rank based on sovereign states only-->

|GDP_PPP_rank =

| GDP_PPP               = $18.404&nbsp;billion<ref name=imf2>{{cite web |url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2017/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=71&pr.y=7&sy=2017&ey=2022&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=181&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a= |title=Malta |publisher=International Monetary Fund }}</ref>

|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $42,239<ref name=imf2/>

| GDP_PPP_year           = 2017

|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank =

| GDP_PPP_rank           =  

|GDP_nominal = $11.164&nbsp;billion<ref name=imf2/>

| GDP_PPP_per_capita     = $42,239<ref name=imf2/>

|GDP_nominal_year = 2017

| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank =  

|GDP_nominal_rank =

| GDP_nominal           = $11.164&nbsp;billion<ref name=imf2/>

|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $25,623<ref name=imf2/>

| GDP_nominal_year       = 2017

|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank =

| GDP_nominal_rank       =  

|Gini = 27.7 <!--number only-->

| GDP_nominal_per_capita = $25,623<ref name=imf2/>

|Gini_year = 2014

| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank =  

|Gini_change = <!--increase/decrease/steady-->decrease

| Gini                   = 27.7 <!--number only-->

|Gini_ref =<ref name=eurogini>{{cite web|title=Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)|url=http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=ilc_di12|publisher=Eurostat Data Explorer|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref>

| Gini_year             = 2014

|Gini_rank =15th

| Gini_change           = <!--increase/decrease/steady-->decrease

|HDI = 0.856 <!--number only, between 0 and 1-->

| Gini_ref               = <ref name=eurogini>{{cite web|title=Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)|url=http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=ilc_di12|publisher=Eurostat Data Explorer|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref>

|HDI_year = 2015<!-- Please use the year to which the data refers, not the publication year-->

| Gini_rank             = 15th

|HDI_change = increase<!--increase/decrease/steady-->

| HDI                   = 0.856 <!--number only, between 0 and 1-->

|HDI_ref = <ref name="HDI">{{cite web |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/composite/HDI |title=2016 Human Development Report |year=2016 |accessdate=25 March 2017 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme }}</ref>

| HDI_year               = 2015<!-- Please use the year to which the data refers, not the publication year-->

|HDI_rank = 33rd

| HDI_change             = increase<!--increase/decrease/steady-->

|currency = Euro ([[Euro sign|€10000ll]]){{ref label|b|b}}

| HDI_ref               = <ref name="HDI">{{cite web |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/composite/HDI |title=2016 Human Development Report |year=2016 |accessdate=25 March 2017 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme }}</ref>

|currency_code = EUR

| HDI_rank               = 33rd

|time_zone = [[Central European Time|CET]]

| currency               = Euro ([[Euro sign|€10000ll]]){{ref label|b|b}}

|utc_offset = +1

| currency_code         = EUR

|utc_offset_DST = +2

| time_zone             = [[Central European Time|CET]]

|time_zone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]

| utc_offset             = +1

|date_format = dd/mm/yyyy ([[Anno Domini|AD]])

| utc_offset_DST         = +2

|drives_on = [[Right- and left-hand traffic|left]]

| time_zone_DST         = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]

|calling_code = [[Telephone numbers in Malta|+356]]

| date_format           = dd/mm/yyyy ([[Anno Domini|AD]])

|patron_saints = [[Paul the Apostle]], [[Saint Publius]] and [[Agatha of Sicily]]<ref name=Frommer>{{cite book|last=Lesley|first=Anne Rose|title=Frommer's Malta and Gozo Day by Day|date=15 April 2009|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=0470746106|page=139|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gr3g2SMGPZgC}}</ref>  

| drives_on             = [[Right- and left-hand traffic|left]]

|cctld = [[.mt]]{{ref label|c|c}}

| calling_code           = [[Telephone numbers in Malta|+356]]

|official_website = [http://www.gov.mt www.gov.mt]

| patron_saints         = [[Paul the Apostle]], [[Saint Publius]] and [[Agatha of Sicily]]<ref name=Frommer>{{cite book|last=Lesley|first=Anne Rose|title=Frommer's Malta and Gozo Day by Day|date=15 April 2009|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0470746103|page=139|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gr3g2SMGPZgC}}</ref>

|footnote_a = {{note|a|}} Maltese nationals as referred to in the 2011 census.<ref name="nso.gov.mt"/>

| cctld                 = [[.mt]]{{ref label|c|c}}

|footnote_b = {{note|b|}} [[Maltese lira]] before 2008.

| official_website       = [http://www.gov.mt www.gov.mt]

|footnote_c = {{note|c|}} Also [[.eu]], shared with other [[European Union]] member states.

| footnote_a             = {{note|a|}} Maltese nationals as referred to in the 2011 census.<ref name="nso.gov.mt"/>

| footnote_b             = {{note|b|}} [[Maltese lira]] before 2008.

| footnote_c             = {{note|c|}} Also [[.eu]], shared with other [[European Union]] member states.

}}

}}

'''Malta''' is a country in [[Europe]]. It is an island near the center of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], south of [[Sicily]]. The [[capital (city)|capital]] of Malta is [[Valletta]]. Around 400,000 people live in Malta and it is one of the most [[dense]]ly [[population|populated]] countries in the world. Malta is 316 sq km, which makes it one of the [[List of countries by area|smallest]] countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malta|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/malta/|url-status=live|website=CIA Factbook}}</ref> Its many [[city|cities]] and [[town]]s grew close to each other over time.

'''Malta''' is a country in [[Southern Europe]], and a member of the [[European Union]]. It is an island near the center of the [[Mediterranean Sea]], south of [[Sicily]]. The [[capital (city)|capital]] of Malta is [[Valletta]]. Around 500,000 people live in Malta and it is one of the most [[dense]]ly [[population|populated]] countries in the world. Malta is 316 sq km, which makes it one of the [[List of countries by area|smallest]] countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malta|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/malta/|url-status=live|website=CIA Factbook|date=4 March 2022}}</ref> Its many [[city|cities]] and [[town]]s grew close to each other over time.

== Language ==

== Language ==

[[Maltese language|Maltese]] is the national [[language]] of Malta. Maltese and [[English language|English]] 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 and [[Italian language|Italian]].

[[Maltese language|Maltese]] is the national [[language]] of Malta and is influenced by Greek due to [[Magna Grecia]] settlements in [[Sicily]]. Maltese and [[English language|English]] 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 and [[Italian language|Italian]].

== Money ==

== Money ==

* [http://www.destinationmalta.com/ Malta holidays and hotels]

* [http://www.destinationmalta.com/ Malta holidays and hotels]

* [http://www.guidetomalta.net/ Malta travel guide]

* [http://www.guidetomalta.net/ Malta travel guide]

* [http://www.malta.cc/ Malta]

* [http://www.malta.cc/ Malta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909215419/http://www.malta.cc/ |date=2007-09-09 }}

* [http://malta.world-travel.com.mt/ Malta Travel Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909013026/http://malta.world-travel.com.mt/ |date=2009-09-09 }}

* [http://malta.world-travel.com.mt/ Malta Travel Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909013026/http://malta.world-travel.com.mt/ |date=2009-09-09 }}

{{Commons|Malta}}{{Europe}}

{{Commons|Malta}}{{Europe}}

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