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Coordinates : 35°53′N 14°30′E / 35.883°N 14.500°E / 35.883; 14.500
Malta ( i / ˈ m ɒ l t ə / ; Maltese: [ˈmɐltɐ] ), officially the Republic of Malta ( Maltese : Repubblika ta' Malta ), is a Southern European island country comprising an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea . It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy , 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia , and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya . The country covers just over 316 km 2 (122 sq mi) , with a population of just under 450,000 (despite an extensive emigration programme since the Second World War), making it
Malta's location has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, and a succession of powers, including the Phoenicians , Romans , Moors , Normans , Sicilians , Spanish , Knights of St. John , French and British , have ruled the islands.