Malta

Europe · Southern Europe

Malta

Republic of Malta
Europe · Southern Europe · Capital: Valletta

Quick facts about Malta

Official name	Republic of Malta
Capital	Valletta
Continent & subregion	Europe · Southern Europe
Population	552,747 people (world rank 169)
Area	316 km²
Density	1,749 people/km²
Share of world population	0.007% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$22.6 billion
Urbanisation	95.6% urban population
Life expectancy	83.4 years
Currency	Euro (€) — EUR
Languages	English, Maltese
Internet domain	`.mt`
Calling code	+356
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$40,933 · see world ranking
Internet Users	92.1% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.1 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	4.8 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	3.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	1.5% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Malta did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 35.8°, 14.6°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.