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Geography

Country name: Republic of Malta (local: Repubblika ta' Malta).

Capital: Valletta.

Government type: Republic.

Independence: 21 September 1964 (from UK).

Terrain: mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs .

Total area: 316 kmē. The country comprises an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) being inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbors.

Coastline: 196.8 km (does not include 56.01 km for the island of Gozo).

Highest point: Ta'Dmejrek 253 m (near Dingli).

Climate: Mediterranean with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers.

Ports and harbors: Marsaxlokk, Valletta.

 

 

 

 

Main source: CIA - The World Factbook 2004.

 

Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both World Wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964. A decade later Malta became a republic.

Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU member in May of 2004.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Street in Mdina, Malta.

 

 

Mosta Church (the Rotunda) with the third largest dome in the world.  Built between 1827 and 1865, and designed by Maltese architect Giorgio Grognet de Vasse.

 

 

 

 

Valletta, capital of Malta.

 

Mosta Church

Mdina, Malta

 

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