Kingdom of Malta Comino Gozo

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The Kingdom of Malta Comino Gozo
Renju ta ’Malta f’Kemmuna Għawdex
Nordic cross of blue surrounded by yellow with a yellow six-pointed star in the canton and a white background.
Flag
Coat of arms of Malta Comino Gozo
Coat of arms
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
Official languages
  • Maltese
  • English
Recognised regional languages
  • English
GovernmentConstitutional Monarchy
• Monarch
King William I
• Prime Minister
Robert Abela
LegislatureParliament 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)
Gini21.2
low
HDIIncrease 0.923
very high
CurrencyFlorin (ƒ) (MCG)
Time zoneUTC+0 - +2
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving sideleft
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 Comino Gozo 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 islands are prdeomintaly Catholicism at about 60% and is the state religion, but the Constitution guarantees freedom of conscience and religious worship.

Malta Comino Gozo is a well known tourist destination with its warm climate, numerous recreational areas, sandy beaches, 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.


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