Place:Malta

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NameMalta
Alt namesMaltesource: Cassell's French Dictionary (1981) p 308
Maltese Islandssource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Repubblika ta'Maltasource: Britannica Book of the Year (1992) p 653; Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 664; USBGN Bulletin, no. 19 (1999) p 1
Republic of Maltasource: Wikipedia
Sovereign State of Maltasource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 719
TypeNation
Coordinates35.917°N 14.417°E
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Attard
Balzan
Birkirkara
Birżebbuġa
Cospicua
Fgura
Floriana
Gudja
Għarb
Għargħur
Gżira
Hamrun
Kirkop
Luqa
Marsa
Marsaskala
Marsaxlokk
Mdina
Mellieħa
Mosta
Msida
Mġarr
Nadur
Naxxar
Paceville
Paola
Pembroke
Pietà
Qormi
Qrendi
Safi
Santa Venera
Sliema
St. Julian's
Swieqi
Ta' Xbiex
Tarxien
Valletta ( 1565 - )
Victoria
Xaghra
Xewkija
Ħamrun
Żabbar
Żebbuġ
Żejtun
Żurrieq
Unknown
Comino
Filfla
Gozo Island
Malta Island
San Pawl il Bahar
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Malta , officially the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya. Gibraltar lies to the west and Alexandria to the east. Malta covers just over in land area, making it one of the world's smallest states. It is also one of the most densely populated countries worldwide. The de facto capital city of Malta is Valletta; the largest town, Birkirkara. The main island comprises many towns, which together form one Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with a population of 368,250 according to Eurostat. The country has two official languages: Maltese (the national language) and English.

Throughout history, Malta's location has given it great strategic importance, and a succession of powers including the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Habsburg Spain, Knights of St John, French and the British ruled the islands. Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 and became a republic in 1974, whilst retaining membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. Malta was admitted to the United Nations in 1964 and to the European Union in 2004. Malta is also party to the Schengen Agreement and in 2008 it became part of the eurozone.

Malta has a long Christian legacy and is an Apostolic see. According to the Acts of the Apostles in the Bible, St. Paul was shipwrecked on "Melite", as the Greeks called the island, and ministered there. Catholicism is the official religion in Malta as declared by the Maltese constitution.

Malta is internationally renowned as a tourist destination, with numerous recreational areas and historical monuments, including nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites, most prominently the Megalithic Temples which are some of the oldest free-standing structures in the world.[1]

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