Malta, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Valletta, capital city of Malta

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Malta is a country located in the Southern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Easy learning about Malta
Malta is located in	Southern Europe Europe Continent
Member of	European Union since 2004 Euro since 2008 Schengen since 2007
Malta has a population of	532,956 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Malta are called Maltese
The country’s total area is	316 Km² ( 196 sq mi)
Human Development Index (HDI)	Malta HDI ranks in position nº 25 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.915 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Malta’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 185 countries Malta passport ranks in position nº 7 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Malta GDP per capita is	$45,735 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Malta ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	35° 50' N, 14° 35' E Open in Google Maps
Malta Capital city	Valletta
Neighbouring countries	Malta is island, Its closest neighbours are Sicily, to the north, and Libya and Tunisia on the North African coast, to the south and west.
Malta Climate	Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic (official)
Currency name & code	Euro (EUR)
Internet ccTLD	.mt
Malta calling code	+356

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