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Great Britain: 229,048: 88,745 ... Largest island of Europe. Largest island of the United Kingdom (73% of the state area) 2: Iceland: ... Just 0.02 km 2 smaller than ...
Memorial in Poynings parish church, West Sussex, to Sir Alexander Ball, the first British civil commissioner of Malta. The British took possession of Malta in 1800, defeating an unpopular French garrison that had taken possession of the islands two years earlier. Malta remained under British control until the end of the Treaty of Paris of 1814.
Malta's old-age-dependency-ratio rose from 17.2 percent in 1995 to 19.8 percent in 2005, reasonably lower than the EU's 24.9 percent average; 31.5 percent of the Maltese population is aged under 25 (compared to the EU's 29.1 percent); but the 50–64 age group constitutes 20.3 percent of the population, significantly higher than the EU's 17.9 ...
Malta has a total area of 315.718 km 2, [2] with land making up 315.718 km 2 and water taking up zero area. Compared to other political entities, this makes Malta: (Australia) slightly less than one-seventh the Australian Capital Territory's size; (Canada) roughly one-eighteenth Prince Edward Island's size; (UK) slightly smaller than the Isle ...
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 ...
It gained independence from the United Kingdom as a Commonwealth realm in 1964, and became a republic in 1974. Malta is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and the only microstate to be a full member of the European Union. Roman Catholicism is the official state religion. Monaco: None (city-state) 2.02 km 2 (0.78 sq mi)
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]
Despite the results approving further integration with the UK, the low turnout allowed the opposition to claim that the result was inconclusive. [6] There were also concerns expressed by some British MPs that the representation of Malta at Westminster would set a precedent for other colonies, and influence the outcome of general elections. [7]