Malta (Male: Malta, English: Malta), officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta, Republic of Malta), is a small island country in southern Europe. Malta is located in the central part of the Mediterranean on the archipelago consisting of five islands. De facto the capital of Malta is Vallet, but the largest city is Birkirkara. Malta occupies 316 km2 territory, so it is one of Europe's smallest countries. On September 21, 1964 Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom. In the same year Malta became pa... Wikipedia