Malta

Key Facts About Malta

• •Malta is the smallest EU member state by area, just 316 km².
• •It is one of only four European countries that drives on the left, a legacy of British rule.
• •Maltese is the only Semitic language written in the Latin alphabet and an official EU language.
• •The Megalithic Temples of Malta are among the oldest free-standing structures on Earth, predating the pyramids.
• •The capital, Valletta, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site built by the Knights of St. John in the 1500s.

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