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Table of area (land) units Unit Plural Relative value Metric value Imperial value Notes kejla: kejliet 1 ⁄ 60 ~18.74 m 2 ~22.41 sq yd siegħ: sigħan 1 ⁄ 6 ~187.4 m 2 ~224.1 sq yd
Malta is located east of its sister islands of Gozo and Comino. It lies on the Malta plateau, a shallow shelf formed from the high points of a land bridge between Sicily and North Africa that became isolated as sea levels rose after the last ice age. [5] Malta is therefore situated in the zone between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. [6]
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [2] ...
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
Malta is regarded as one of the most LGBT-supportive countries in the world, [144] [145] and was the first nation in the European Union to prohibit conversion therapy. [146] Malta also constitutionally bans discrimination based on disability. [147] Maltese legislation recognises both civil and canonical (ecclesiastical) marriages.
Malta: Valletta: 316 km 2 (122 sq mi) The Republic of Malta is an archipelago of seven islands in the central Mediterranean Sea and has a population of around 446,000 (2013 estimate), [4] meaning it has a larger population than several non-microstates, notably Iceland which has a population of around 325,000 (2014 estimate). [5]
The geography of Malta is dominated by water. Malta is an archipelago of coralline limestone , located in Europe , in the Mediterranean Sea , 81 kilometres south of Sicily , Italy , [ 1 ] and nearly 300 km north (Libya) and northeast (Tunisia) of Africa .
Since the late 20th century, Malta has become a transit country for migration routes from Africa towards Europe. [15] As a member of the European Union and of the Schengen agreement, Malta is bound by the Dublin Regulation to process all claims for asylum by those asylum seekers that enter EU territory for the first time in Malta. [16]