Malta

Malta (/ˈmɔːltə/ (About this soundlisten) MAWL-tə, UK also /ˈmɒltə/ MOL-tə,[13] Maltese: [ˈmɐltɐ], Italian: [ˈmalta]), officially known as the Republic of Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta [rɛˈpʊbːlɪkɐ tɐ ˈmɐltɐ]) and formerly Melita, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.[14] It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia,[15] and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya.[16] With a population of about 515,000[6] over an area of 316 km2 (122 sq mi),[5] Malta is the world's tenth smallest country in area[17][18] and fourth most densely populated sovereign country. Its capital is Valletta, which is the smallest national cap...View all