Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast. It's a nation known for historic sites related to a succession of rulers including the Romans, Moors, Knights of Saint John, French and British. It has numerous fortresses, megalithic temples and the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a subterranean complex of halls and burial chambers dating to circa 4000 B.C.
Languages: Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8%
Ethnic Groups: Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock)
Belief Systems: Roman Catholic 98%
Demographics:
Population: 421844 people (World Rank: 177th) (2014 estimate)
Population Density: 3458 people/mi^2 (People per Square Mile) (World Rank: 9th) (2014 estimate)
Population Growth: 0.321 %/yr (World Rank: 183rd) (2013 estimate)
Life Expectancy: 79.8 years (World Rank: 42nd) (2013 estimate)
Median Age: 40.2 years (World Rank: 21st) (2010 estimate)
Sites for More Information:
Map of Malta
Worldatlas.com
Country Profile for Malta
United Nations
Malta
Wikipedia.org
Malta - Facts and Information 1
Encyclopedia.com
Malta - Facts and Information 2
World Factbook
Culture and Tourism:
Traveling to Malta 1
from travelnotes.org
Travel Guide for Malta
Wikitravel.org
Language Resources:
Online Maltese Lessons
Learn Maltese Online
Mylanguages.org
Maltese Language Games
Digitaldialects.com
Maltese language, alphabet and pronunciation
Omniglot.com
Government Related:
The Embassy of Malta
in Washington D.C.
Government Websites of Malta
by Gunnar Anzinger
