Malta: flag, capital & map
Get to know Malta, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Valletta
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 579,704
- Area
- 316 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English, Maltese
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Euro (EUR)
- Land neighbours
- No land neighbours listed in this snapshot.
Malta is a country in Southern Europe. Its capital is Valletta.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Malta
The flag of Malta is composed of two equal vertical bands of white and red. A representation of the George cross edged in red is situated on the upper hoist-side corner of the white band.
Where it is
Malta is grouped in Southern Europe, within Roam’s Europe region. No land neighbours are listed in the source. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Malta has a recorded area of 316 square kilometres. Among the 9 countries assigned to Southern Europe in this dataset, it ranks 7 by area, from largest to smallest. Andorra is immediately above it in that ordering, at 468 km². San Marino is immediately below it, at 61 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 579,704 people for Malta in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 1,835 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English and Maltese. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Euro (EUR). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Malta?
Reveal answer
Valletta. Malta is a country in Southern Europe. Its capital is Valletta.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Malta?
Reveal answer
The flag of Malta is composed of two equal vertical bands of white and red. A representation of the George cross edged in red is situated on the upper hoist-side corner of the white band.
Which land neighbours of Malta are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
No land neighbours are listed in the source for Malta. It is grouped in Southern Europe, within Roam’s Europe region.
Which languages does the source list for Malta?
Reveal answer
English and Maltese. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Malta.
Which currency codes are listed for Malta?
Reveal answer
Euro (EUR). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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