Malta
Sunny islands of knights and ancient temples
Passport card
Republic of Malta
Malta
- Capital
- Valletta
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Euro
- Languages
- Maltese and English
- People
- About 5 lakh
- Size
- About 316 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Robert Abela
- Free since
- 21 September 1964
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Valletta, and 8:30 am in summer
⭐ Malta is the smallest country in the EU, and has a medal on its flag.
Your Malta stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Malta
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Malta
Turn the globe with your finger. Malta has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Malta and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale. Malta is so small that it is marked with a ring.
- SizeIndia is about 10,000 times the size of Malta.
- PeopleIndia has about 2,900 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 5 lakh in Malta.
- DistanceValletta is about 5,900 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeMalta is 4½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Valletta, or 8:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Malta, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Malta
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Malta's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Malta back on the map
Malta and its neighbour have fallen off the map. Can you put them both back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Malta worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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