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
Coordinates35.917°N 14.417°E
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 island country comprising an archipelago of a few islands in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies south of Sicily, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The country covers just over , with a population of around 416,000, making it one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries. The capital of Malta is Valletta, which at 0.8 km2, is the smallest national capital in the European Union. Malta has two official languages: Maltese and English.



Malta is a popular tourist destination with its warm climate, numerous recreational areas, and architectural and historical monuments, including nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, Valletta, and seven Megalithic Temples, which are some of the oldest free-standing structures in the world.[1]


How places in Malta are organized

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