Malta β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Malta covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Malta
The capital of Malta is Valletta. It has a population of approximately 574K. The country covers an area of 316 kmΒ². It is located in Southern Europe.
The smallest sovereign member state of the European Union.
Geography
Malta is a country in Southern Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 316 kmΒ². It has direct access to the sea along its coastline.
Demographics & Languages
Malta has a population of approximately 574,250 people. Population density is around 1817.2 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include English and Maltese, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Maltese.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Malta reports a nominal GDP of about $25.0 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 30.0% of GDP in 1994. The official currency is the euro (EUR, symbol β¬). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.86 EUR.
Culture & Time
Malta operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.mt.
Government & Status
The capital of Malta is Valletta. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the left. The international dialling code is +356. Its FIFA country code is MLT, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is MT.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.