Malta — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Malta: capital Valletta, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Malta is in Europe. Its capital is Valletta.

Climate

Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters; one of the sunniest places in Europe

Low rocky flat terrain with coastal cliffs; no permanent rivers or lakes

Malta has the oldest freestanding structures in the world, older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids.

Valletta is the smallest national capital in the European Union by area.

The Maltese language is the only Semitic language written in Latin script and is an official EU language.

3600 BC: Megalithic temples built, among the oldest freestanding structures on Earth

1530: Knights of St. John establish their headquarters in Malta

1565: Great Siege of Malta: Knights repel Ottoman invasion

1814: Malta becomes a British Crown Colony after Napoleonic Wars

1964: Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom

2004: Malta joins the European Union