Capital: Valletta

Largest City: Birkirkara (22,700)

Highest Elevation: Ta'Dmejrek 253 m (near Dingli) (830 ft)

Population: 396,851

Lowest Elevation: Mediterranean Sea 0 m (0 ft)

Geography: mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs

Climate: Mediterranean with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers

Languages: Maltese (official), English (official)

Area: 121 sq. mile / 316 sq. kil (slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC )

International Calling Code: 356

Tourism Website: http://www.mta.com.mt/

Currency: Maltese lira

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