Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago 80 km south of Italy, 284 km east of Tunisia, and 333 km north of Libya. The two official languages are Maltese and English. The country's capital is Valletta, which is the smallest capital city in the EU by both area and …Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago 80 km south of Italy, 284 km east of Tunisia, and 333 km north of Libya. The two official languages are Maltese and English. The country's capital is Valletta, which is the smallest capital city in the EU by both area and population. With a population of about 542,000 over an area of 316 km², Malta is the world's tenth-smallest country by area and the fifth most densely populated. Various sources consider the country to consist of a single urban region, for which it is often described as a city-state.
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