Malta

Republic of Malta Repubblika ta' Malta (Maltese)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Virtute et constantia "With strength and consistency"
Anthem: L-Innu Malti The Maltese Hymn
Location of Malta (green circle) – in Europe (light green & dark grey) – in the European Union (light green) – [Legend]
Capital	Valletta 35°54′N14°31′E / 35.900°N 14.517°E / 35.900; 14.517Coordinates: 35°54′N14°31′E / 35.900°N 14.517°E / 35.900; 14.517
Largest town	St. Paul's Bay
Official languages	Maltese,^[d]English
Other language	Italian (66% conversational)^[1]
Ethnic groups (2019^[2])	79.0% Maltese 21.0% Non-Maltese^[b]
Religion (2019)^[4]	90% Christianity —83% Roman Catholic (official^[3]) —7% Other Christian 5% No religion 2% Islam 3% Other religions
Demonym(s)	Maltese
Government	Unitary parliamentaryconstitutional republic

• President	George Vella
• Prime Minister	Robert Abela

Legislature	Parliament of Malta
Independence from the United Kingdom

• State of Malta	21 September 1964
• Republic	13 December 1974

Area
• Total	316^[5] km² (122 sq mi) (185th)
• Water (%)	0.001
Population
• 2019 estimate	514,564^[6] (173rd)
• 2011 census	417,432^[7]
• Density	1,633/km² (4,229.5/sq mi) (4th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$22.802 billion^[8]
• Per capita	$48,246^[8]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$15.134 billion^[8]
• Per capita	$32,021^[8]
Gini (2019)	28.0^[9] low · 15th
HDI (2019)	0.895^[10] very high · 28th
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+356
ISO 3166 code	MT
Internet TLD	.mt^[c]
Website gov.mt
^ Languages other than the mother tongue of Maltese^[1] ^ Maltese nationals as referred to in the 2011 census^[7] ^ Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states ^ Also Maltese Sign Language^[11]

Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

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