Malta
island of Malta
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Summary
Malta is an island[1]. Malta ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,728 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Malta[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[4]
- Capital: Valletta[5]
- Location: Sicily[6]
- Part of: Maltese Islands[7]
- Commons category: Islands of Malta[8]
- Highest point: Ta' Dmejrek[9]
- Located in/on physical feature: Maltese Islands[10]
- Population: 357,000[11]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[12], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17]
- Native label: Malta[18]
- Different from: malt[19], Malta[20]
- Length: 27 km[21]
- Elevation above sea level: 239 m[22]
- Area: 246 km²[23]
- Perimeter: 197 km[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Malta include Malta Plateau[25], a plateau[26].
Why It Matters
Malta has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Malta is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for Malta include Malta Plateau[25], a plateau[26].