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Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water.
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 ...
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] ...
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 ...
The average in Gozo and Comino (41.6 years) was higher than that observed for Malta. Persons aged 65 and over more represent 16.3% of the total population in 2011, compared to 13.7% in 2005. In contrast, persons aged 14 and under make up 14.8% of the population in 2011, compared to 17.2% in 2005. [6]
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]
Malta remained under British control until the end of the Treaty of Paris of 1814. The islands were seen as being of key strategic significance, lying between Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, and became an important shipping station on the sea route between Great Britain and British India.
Great Britain: 229,048: 88,745 United Kingdom ( England, Scotland, Wales) Largest island of Europe. Largest island of the United Kingdom (73% of the state area) 2: Iceland: 101,826: 39,315 Iceland: Largest island of Iceland (99% of the state area) 3: Ireland: 84,421: 32,595 Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 4: Severny ...