Member of Commonwealth of Nations

National name: Malta

Sovereign: Republic

Government: President / Prime Minister (5 years period)

The five Maltese islands—Malta, Gozo, Comino, Comminotto, and Filflawith—have a combined land area smaller than Philadelphia. Malta is located in the Mediterranean Sea, about 60 miles (97 km) south of the southeastern tip of Sicily.

Population (1999 est.): 381,603