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Approx. 500,000 (May 2021) Pop. density. 1,664/km 2 (4310/sq mi) Ethnic groups. Maltese people. Malta is an island in Southern Europe. It is the largest and most populous of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese Archipelago.The island is situated in the Mediterranean Sea directly south of Italy and north of Libya.
Malta has been inhabited since 5900 BC. [1][2] The first inhabitants were farmers; their agricultural methods degraded the soil until the islands became uninhabitable. The islands were repopulated around 3850 BC by a civilization that at its peak built the Megalithic Temples, which today are among the oldest surviving buildings in the world.
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. It consists of an archipelago 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, [15] and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya.
The islands were occupied by Argentina during the Falklands War in 1982. Consists of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands: Caribbean: 948 km 2 (366 sq mi) [41] 38,191 (2019 estimate) [42] Cockburn Town: $1.077 billion: £28,589 Includes Grand Turk Island: Overall c. 1,727,415 ...
At the time of the American Revolutionary War which established the United States, Malta was a de facto independent vassal state ruled by the Order of St. John.During the war, the French Navy included 1,800 Maltese and knights of the Order, who played a role during the decisive Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781.
The Manuʻa islands became part of American Samoa in 1904, and Swains Island became part of American Samoa in 1925. [62] Congress ratified American Samoa's treaties in 1929. [62] For 51 years, the U.S. Navy controlled the territory. [34] American Samoa is locally self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967.
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated that there were 42,058 Americans of Maltese ancestry living in the United States. [5] Of these, 14,078 have Maltese as their only ancestry. [6] This includes Maltese born immigrants to the United States, their American-born descendants as well as numerous immigrants from other nations of Maltese origin.
The Government of Malta (Maltese: Gvern ta' Malta) is the executive branch of the Republic of Malta.It is made up of the Cabinet and the Parliamentary Secretaries. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Malta, with the President making their decision based on the situation within the Maltese parliament.