 Coat of arms 1975-1988 |
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Coat of arms 1975-1988 |
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MALTA is a small and densely populated island nation consisting of an archipelago of seven islands in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Malta lies directly south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya. |
Official name | The Republic of Malta |
| The land area (km2) | 316.0 | |
| Population ( 2005 est.) | 404.039 | |
| Language | Maltese, English | |
| Capital | Valletta |