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title: "Malta — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Malta: capital Valletta, area 316 km², population 579,704 (2025), currency Euro. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/malta/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Malta

**Malta: Capital Valletta**

316 km² · 579,704 people (2025) · Euro

One of the smallest and most densely populated countries in the world: about 316 km² carrying over half a million people. The Ġgantija temples on Gozo were built around 3600 BC, which makes them older than Stonehenge and the Giza pyramids. Malta has no permanent rivers or lakes.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Valletta
- **Largest city:** Birkirkara
- **Area:** 316 km² — 122 sq mi
- **Population:** 579,704 (2025)
- **Density:** 1834.5 people per km²
- **Currency:** Euro (EUR, €)
- **Official languages:** English, Maltese
- **Time zone:** UTC+01:00
- **Calling code:** +356
- **Drives on the:** left
- **ISO codes:** MT · MLT
- **Continent:** Europe

## How it compares

- **By area:** 191 of 200
- **By population:** 170 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 | 99,924 |
| Grenada | 344 | 117,303 |
| Malta ← | 316 | 579,704 |
| Maldives | 298 | 529,676 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 | 46,922 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Malta?

Valletta

### What currency does Malta use?

The Euro (EUR).

### How big is Malta?

316 km², or 122 square miles — 191 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Malta drive on?

The left.

## Related pages

- [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](https://atoneplace.net/country/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/)
- [Grenada](https://atoneplace.net/country/grenada/)
- [Maldives](https://atoneplace.net/country/maldives/)
- [Saint Kitts and Nevis](https://atoneplace.net/country/saint-kitts-and-nevis/)
- [Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country/russia/)
- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-kingdom/)
- [France](https://atoneplace.net/country/france/)
- [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/)
- [Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country/spain/)
- [Ukraine](https://atoneplace.net/country/ukraine/)
- [Poland](https://atoneplace.net/country/poland/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]