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Official languages Maltese and English Capital Valletta
35°48'39" N 014°28'45" E Largest City Birkirkara President Edward Fenech Adami Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi Religion 96.7% Roman Catholicism Area
- Total
- % water Ranked 185th
316 kmē
Negligible Population
- Total (2005)
- Density Ranked 165th
398,534
1262/kmē Independence
- Date From the UK
September 21, 1964 Currency Maltese lira (Lm) (MTL) Time zone
- in summer CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2) National anthem L-Innu Malti Internet TLD .mt Calling Code +356 Patron Saints Saint Paul
Saint Agatha
Saint Publius
Pope Pius V National bird Blue Rock Thrush
(Il-Merill) National plant Maltese Rock Centaury
(Widnet il-Ba?ar) National tree Tetraclinis Articulata
(L-G?arg?ar) National poet Dun Karm Psaila |
