Maltae

Republic o Malta
Republic o Malta; Repubblika ta' Malta (Maltese)
	Banner Coat o airms
	Anthem: [L-Innu Malti] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help); The Maltese Hime
	Location o Maltae (Green circle) – on the European continent (light green & dark grey); – in the European Union (light green) — [Legend]
Caipital	Valletta; 35°54′N 14°31′E / 35.900°N 14.517°E
Lairgest ceety	Birkirkara
Offeecial leids	Maltese; Maltese Sign Leid; Inglis
Ethnic groups (2011)	95.17% Maltese; 4.83% Non-Maltese;
Releegion	Roman Catholic Kirk
Demonym(s)	Maltese
Govrenment	Unitar pairlamentary republic
• Preses	Myriam Spiteri Debono
• Prime Meenister	Robert Abela
Legislatur	Hoose o Representatives
Unthirldom frae the Unitit Kinrick
• Commonweel realm	21 September 1964
• Republic	13 December 1974
Aurie
• Total	316 km2 (122 sq mi) (186t)
• Water (%)	0.001
Population
• 2014 estimate	445,426 (171st)
• 2021 census	519,562
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,403.0/sq mi) (8t)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$33.303 billion
• Per capita	$63,481 (24th)
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Tot	$20.311 billion (131st)
• Per capita	$38,715 (21st)
Gini (2019)	28.0; law
HDI (2022)	0.915; verra heich · 25th
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drivin side	left
Cawin code	+356
ISO 3166 code	MT
Internet TLD	.mt
	Wabsteid; www.gov.mt
	^ Maltese naitionals as referred tae in the 2011 census.; ^ Maltese lira afore 2008.; ^ An aa .eu, shared wi ither European Union member states.;

Coordinates: 35°53′N 14°30′E / 35.883°N 14.500°E / 35.883; 14.500

Maltae, kent offeecially as the Republic o Maltae (Maltese: Ir-Repubblika ta' Malta) is a wee island naition in the mids o the Mediterranian Sea. It lies sooth o Sicily, tae the east o Tunisie an north o Libie. The kintra's offeecial leids is Maltese an Inglis. Roman Catholicism is the maist muckle releegion on the island. The kintra o Maltae haes chynged haunds monie times ower the years. It haes been aucht the Knights o St. John, the French an syne the Breetish afore becomin independent in 1964 an a republic in 1974. Maltae is the ae kintra in the hale warld that haes been awairdit the George Cross for its ettles durin WWII. It haes a replica o the George Cross on it banner. Syne 2004 it haes been pairt o the European Union an in 2008 it teuk up the Euro.