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Malta (/ ˈ m ɒ l t ə / ⓘ MOL-tə, / ˈ m ɔː l t ə / MAWL-tə, Maltese: [ˈmɐːltɐ]), officially the Republic of Malta, [14] is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa.
Malta has a Subtropical–Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), [8] with very mild winters and hot summers. Rain occurs mainly in winter, with summer being generally dry. According to International Living, Malta is the country with the best climate in the world. [9]
Malta was formally accepted as a candidate country at the Helsinki European Council of December 1999. [80] In 2000, capital punishment was abolished also from the military code of Malta. EU accession negotiations were concluded late in 2002 and a referendum on membership in 2003 saw 90.86% casting a valid vote of which 53.65% were "yes" votes.
Malta is a small and densely populated sovereign island nation located in Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. [1] Malta comprises an archipelago of seven islands, of which the three largest are inhabited. Malta is located 93 km (58 mi) south of Sicily, and 288 km (179 mi) north of North Africa, giving the country a warm, Mediterranean climate. [2]
The French forces occupying Malta expelled the Knights Hospitaller from the country. [29] During the seventeen years that separated the seizure of Malta and the General Peace, "the formality of electing a brother Chief to discharge the office of Grand Master, and thus to preserve the vitality of the Sovereign Institute, was duty attended to".
The economy of Malta is a highly industrialised service-based economy. It is classified as an advanced economy by the International Monetary Fund [28] and is considered a high-income country by the World Bank [29] and an innovation-driven economy by the World Economic Forum. [30]
This is a list of cities in Malta. By the usual standards that most other countries use when designating a city , Malta 's cities would be too small to be considered such, and in fact Malta is sometimes regarded as a single city-state . [ 1 ]
Malta is the most densely populated country in the EU and one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with about 1,265 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,280 inhabitants/sq mi). This compares with about 32 per square kilometre (85 per square mile) for the United States.
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