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Malta

35.8N 14.6E · 25 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM · 21 SEPTEMBER 1964
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1939 – present · The George Cross Island and the European Republic
5 EVENTS
1940–1942 · The siege of Malta 1 REF
15 Apr 1942 · Malta awarded the George Cross 1 REF
1798 – 1939 · Napoleon, British Rule and the Naval Fortress
4 EVENTS
Jun 1798 · Napoleon seizes Malta 2 REFS
1814 · British rule confirmed by the Treaty of Paris 2 REFS
1530 – 1798 · The Knights of St John and the Great Siege
4 EVENTS
1530 · Charles V grants Malta to the Knights 3 REFS
18 May – 8 Sep 1565 · The Great Siege of Malta 3 REFS
870 – 1530 · Arabs, Normans and Medieval Malta
4 EVENTS
870 · Arab conquest of Malta 2 REFS
1091 · Norman conquest by Roger I 2 REFS
c. 800 BCE – 870 CE · Phoenicians, Carthage, Rome and the Coming of Christianity
4 EVENTS
from c. 6th century BCE · Carthaginian Malta 1 REF
218 BCE · Malta becomes Roman 1 REF
c. 5900 – 2500 BCE · The Temple Builders and Prehistoric Malta
4 EVENTS
c. 3600 BCE · The temples of Ggantija raised on Gozo 2 REFS
c. 3300–2500 BCE · The Hal Saflieni Hypogeum 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Valletta
Population
503,000
Area
316 km²
Region
Southern Europe
Languages
English, Maltese
Currency
Euro (€)
Demonym
Maltese
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$28 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$47,907’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
4.0%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
2.4%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
219.0%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
580,000’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
83.0 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
95.7%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.0’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
93.3%’11 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
73.0’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
79.6’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
63.4’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
62.6’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
69.5’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
53.3’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
8.8%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
4.51’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
5.3’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
88.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
99.8%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
93.3%’11 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.7%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
97.7%’23 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
103.0%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
80.5%’23 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.6%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
2,355’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
93.9%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
142’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
45.2%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
320 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
1.4%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
25.9%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
3.2’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
8.6%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
0.5%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$109 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
2,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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