Basic facts about Malta
| Country name: | Malta |
| Capital: | Valletta |
| Country code: | 339 |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Currency name: | Euro |
| Independence: | 1964-09-21 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from the UK |
| Total area (km2): | 316 |
| Land area (km2): | 316 |
| Water area (km2): | 0 |
| Population: | 411,277 |
| Population note: | 411,277 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Maltese English |
| All languages: | Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% (2005 census) |
| Time zone: | CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Drive on: | left |
| Calling code: | +356 |
| Domain: | .mt (.eu is also used.) |