Southern Europe
Flag of Malta
A tiny Mediterranean archipelago packed with millennia of history.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #c00018 50%
- #f0f0f0 47%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Malta in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Malta |
|---|---|
| Capital | Valletta |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Population | 525,285 |
| Area | 316 km² · 1,662 people per km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Languages | Maltese, English |
| Country codes | MT · MLT · .mt |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Malta is one of the smallest and most densely populated countries in the world, governed from its capital, Valletta.
- Its megalithic temples are among the oldest free-standing stone structures on Earth, predating the Egyptian pyramids.
- The Knights of St. John ruled Malta for centuries and famously withstood the Great Siege of 1565.
Did you know
Maltese is the only Semitic language written in the Latin alphabet and an official language of the European Union.
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.