Malta Island 205617 224757056 2008-07-10T08:15:31Z Maltawideweb 5657365 /* External links */ {{Infobox Islands | name = Malta Island | image name = Valletta.jpg | image caption = [[Valletta]] | image size = | locator map = Malta-CIA WFB Map.png | native name = | native name link = | nickname = | location = south of [[Sicily]], [[Mediterranean Sea]] | coordinates = | archipelago = [[Maltese islands]] | total islands = | major islands = | area = 246 km² | highest mount = | elevation = | country = Malta | country capital city = [[Valletta]] | country largest city = | country largest city population = | country leader title = | country leader name = | population = | population as of = | density = | additional info = }} '''Malta Island''' is the largest of the three islands that constitute the Maltese archipelago and [[Malta|Republic of Malta]]. Malta is in the middle of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] directly south of [[Italy]] and north of [[Libya]]. The area is [[1 E8 m²|246 km²]] (95 square miles). The capital is [[Valletta]]. The landscape is characterised by low hills with terraced fields. ==See also== *[[Geography of Malta]] *[[Gozo Island]] *[[Comino]] ==External links== * [http://www.guidetomalta.net/ Malta travel guide] * [http://www.allmalta.com/index.html Info about Malta's Folklore] * [http://www.maltaindex.com Malta Business Directory] {{Malta Islands}} {{coor title dm|35|53|N|14|27|E|type:isle}} [[Category:Islands of Malta]] {{Malta-geo-stub}} [[ar:جزيرة مالطة]] [[be-x-old:Мальта (выспа)]] [[ca:Malta]] [[cv:Мальта утравĕ]] [[da:Malta (ø)]] [[de:Malta (Insel)]] [[et:Malta saar]] [[es:Isla de Malta]] [[eo:Malto (insulo)]] [[fr:Malte (île)]] [[id:Pulau Malta]] [[he:מלטה (אי)]] [[la:Melita (insula)]] [[lt:Maltos sala]] [[nl:Malta (eiland)]] [[ja:マルタ島]] [[nn:Øya Malta]] [[pl:Malta (wyspa)]] [[ro:Insula Malta]] [[ru:Мальта (остров)]] [[fi:Malta (saari)]] [[sv:Malta (ö)]]