Malta
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Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country located in the central Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a number of islands, of which Malta and Gozo are the two main ones—south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. Valletta is the country's capital. Malta is the world's tenth-smallest country by area, ninth-most densely populated, and 166th most populated. It consists of a single urban region, because of which it is often described as a city-state. The two official languages are Maltese—recognised as the national language—and English.
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Key people
- Roberta Metsolab. 1979Maltese politician and president of the European Parliament since 2022 (born 1979)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
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Marie-Louise Coleiro Precab. 1958Maltese politicianSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Agatha Barbara1923 – 2002Maltese politician (1923-2002)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)_(cropped).jpg/330px-Robert_Abela%2C_2025.06.26_(03)_(cropped).jpg)
Robert Abelab. 1977Maltese politicianSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Daphne Caruana Galizia1964 – 2017Maltese journalist and blogger (1964-2017)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
George Abelab. 1948Maltese politician (born 1948)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Joseph Muscatb. 1974Former Prime Minister of MaltaSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Everything that happened
- 1565Great Siege of MaltaGrand HarbourThe Great Siege of Malta (Maltese: L-Assedju l-Kbir) occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the Knights Hospitaller. The siege lasted nearly four months, from 18 May to 8 September 1565.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1798 – 1800Siege of MaltaVallettaThe siege of Malta, also known as the siege of Valletta or the French blockade (Maltese: L-Imblokk tal-Franċiżi), was a two-year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta and the Three Cities, the largest settlements and main port on the Mediterranean island of Malta, between 1798 and 1800.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1940 – 1942Siege of MaltaCrown Colony of MaltaThe Siege of Malta (or Battle of Malta) in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre. From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of the Kingdom of Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 2020COVID-19 pandemicWorldwideA new coronavirus spreads worldwide. Lockdowns, remote work and fast-developed vaccines reshape daily life.Source: Wikidata (country)