• Malta is an island country in Southern Europe, located in the Mediterranean Sea.
• It lies between Sicily and North Africa, 80 km south of Italy.
• The capital city is Valletta, the smallest in the EU by area and population.

• Malta has about 574,000 residents over 316 km², making it the tenth-smallest country by area.
• It is the ninth most densely populated and falls as the 166th most populated country globally.

• Inhabited since 6500 BC, Malta has been influenced by various rulers, including Romans, Arabs, and British.
• Gained independence in 1964, became a republic in 1974, and joined the EU in 2004.

• Malta's culture reflects its history with ties to Sicily and various civilizations.
• It is a developed country with a high-income economy, reliant on tourism.

List of newspapers published in Malta.