Kingdom of Malta Comino Gozo
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The Kingdom of Malta Comino Gozo Renju ta ’Malta f’Kemmuna Għawdex | |
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| Motto: 'Jipprevalixxu permezz tal-Ikel, l-Għerf u l-Libertà' Prevail through Food, Wisdom and Liberty | |
| Anthem: 'Innu Nazzjonali ta' Malta Kemmuna Għawdex Royal anthem: TBD | |
| Capital and largest city | Valletta |
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| Government | Constitutional Monarchy |
• Monarch | King William I |
• Prime Minister | Robert Abela |
| Legislature | Parliament of Malta Comino Gozo |
| Formation | |
• First Settlers | 5900 BC |
• Establishment of Kingdom (Foundation Day) | June 29, 1400 |
• The Great Raid | July 1513, |
• Founding Member of WMCA | 17th May 2021 |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 519,873 |
• 2022 census | 514,564 |
• Density | 1,562/km2 (4,045.6/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | 468 (14th) |
• Per capita | $48,495 (8th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $14.65 billion (4th) |
• Per capita | $38,300 (5th) |
| Gini | 21.2 low |
| HDI |  0.923very high |
| Currency | Florin (ƒ) (MCG) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 - +2 |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +818 |
Malta Comino Gozo, officially the The Kingdom of Malta Comino Gozo, is an island country in the Europe consisting of an archipelago of around 22 islands. in the Mediterranean Sea. The country has two officials languages, Maltese and English.
Malta has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC. Its location has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of St. John. Most of these foreign influences have left some sort of mark on the country's ancient culture.
With a population of about 514,000 over an area of 316 km2 Malta Comino Gozo is one of the wolrds smallest countries in area and fourth most densely populated sovereign country. Its capital is Valletta. According to the data from 2020 by WMCAstat, the Functional Urban Area and metropolitan region covered the whole island of Maltaand has a population of 480,134, and according to the World Assembly,"the whole territory of the island of Malta constitutes a single urban region". Malta Comino Gozo is often referred to as a city-state.
Before its founding of a Kingdom the Nobility of Malta Comino Gozo resided in or around Mitżieb. In terms of the regional divisions of the islands, Malta Island was part the Valle di Mazzara province, Gozo was part of the Valle di Demona province and Comino was part of the Valle di Noto province. Malta became a Kingdom in 1400, with Guglielmo Raimondo I Moncada as its King, serving as a station for naval trade for the various empires at the time. It was besieged by several pirate raids throughtout its history the deadline in 1513
Malta has had Christians since the time of Early Christianity, though was predominantly Muslim while under Arab rule, at which time Christians were tolerated. Muslim rule ended with the invasion of Malta by Roger I in 1091. Today the isdlands are prdeomintaly Catholicism at about 60% and is the state religion, but the Constitution of Malta guarantees freedom of conscience and religious worship.
Malta Comino Gozo is a tourist destination with its warm climate, numerous recreational areas, and architectural and historical monuments, including three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, Valletta, and seven megalithic temples which are some of the oldest free-standing structures in the world.