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Malta is regarded as one of the most LGBT-supportive countries in the world, [144] [145] and was the first nation in the European Union to prohibit conversion therapy. [146] Malta also constitutionally bans discrimination based on disability. [147] Maltese legislation recognises both civil and canonical (ecclesiastical) marriages.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Malta: Malta is a small and densely populated sovereign island nation located in Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. [1] Malta comprises an archipelago of seven islands, of which the three largest are inhabited. Malta is located 93 km (58 mi) south of Sicily, and 288 km (179 ...
Malta's prehistory ends in around 700 BC, when the islands were colonized by the Phoenicians. They ruled the islands until they fell in 218 BC to the Roman Republic. The island was acquired by the Eastern Romans or Byzantines in the 6th century AD, who were expelled by Aghlabids following a siege in 870 AD.
The economy of Malta is a highly industrialised service-based economy. It is classified as an advanced economy by the International Monetary Fund [ 28 ] and is considered a high-income country by the World Bank [ 29 ] and an innovation-driven economy by the World Economic Forum . [ 30 ]
Malta (island) / 35.883°N 14.450°E / 35.883; 14.450. Filfa, St Paul's Islands, Manoel Island. Malta is an island in Southern Europe. It is the largest and most populous of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese Archipelago .The island is situated in the Mediterranean Sea directly south of Italy and north of Libya.
The National Archives of Malta ( Maltese: L-Arkivji Nazzjonali ta' Malta) [1] is the central archive maintained by the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. The Archives has been housed in the Grandmaster's Palace for most of its lifetime, having moved to three separate locations during the late 1980s. In 1988, the Legal Documentation Section ...
The geography of Malta is dominated by water. Malta is an archipelago of coralline limestone, located in Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea, 81 kilometres south of Sicily, Italy, [1] and nearly 300 km north (Libya) and northeast (Tunisia) of Africa. Although Malta is situated in Southern Europe, it is located farther south than Tunis, capital of ...
According to the EU fact sheet in January 2007 the potential of wind energy in Malta is substantial. [12] In 2010 the investment subsidy of 25% was available for private consumers for wind power up to 3.7 kW (urban wind turbines). Excess electricity fed into the grid was purchased at EUR 0.07 per kWh. [13]