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Malta
Republic of Malta
Malta is a country in Southern Europe. Its capital city is Valletta. About 485 thousand people live there, in an area of 316 square kilometres.
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Where is Malta?
Malta lies in Southern Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 3 989 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 253 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is Malta?
Malta covers 316 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 8.2 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 185th largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 1 533.6 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Malta?
About 485 thousand people live in Malta.
That is the 167th biggest population in the world.
People here speak English and Maltese.
They pay with the Euro (€).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 78 years.
The land of Malta
Its coast runs for about 253 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 13 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Malta different?
A dish the country is known for: Pastizzi and Rabbit Stew (Fenkata).
Websites from here often end in .mt.
Malta and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 0.1 live in Malta.
It takes up about 0 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Europe it is the 41st largest of 45 countries, and the 39th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Where this country lands in the record lists
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Malta?
The capital of Malta is Valletta. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Malta?
About 485 thousand people live in Malta, which makes it the 167th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Malta?
Malta covers 316 square kilometres, making it the 185th largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 8.2 times bigger.
Which continent is Malta in?
Malta is in Europe, in the part called Southern Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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