Ir-Repubblika ta' Malta hija nazzjon ta' gżejjer żgħar fl-Ewropa t'Isfel. Minħabba l-pożizzjoni ġeo-strateġika tal-pajjiż f'nofs il-Baħar Mediterran, Malta sa minn dejjem sfat maħkuma minn diversi qawwiet kbar tul is-sekli u kienet l-għira ta' ħakkiema oħrajn għaliex kienet ikkunsidrata l-bieb għall-Ewropa Ċentrali. Dan wassal għal diversi attakki, kemm mis-sibbien li kienu jagħmlu ħerba miż-żoni tat-Tramuntana li ma kinux difiżi u kemm minn qawwiet oħrajn li ġġieldu sabiex jiksbuha.
Malta, ufficialmente Repubblica di Malta è uno stato insulare dell'Europa meridionale, membro dell'Unione Europea. Il territorio della Repubblica di Malta è situato nel Mediterraneo, nel canale di Malta, tra la Sicilia e la Libia, e compreso nella regione fisica italiana, è composto da un arcipelago di 316 km² che comprende, oltre all'isola di Malta, l'isola con estensione territoriale maggiore, le isole di Gozo, Comino, Cominotto e Filfola.
The Republic of Malta is a small and densely populated island nation consisting of an archipelago of seven islands in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Malta lies directly south of ► Sicily, east of ► Tunisia and north of ► Libya. The country's official languages are Maltese and English. Roman Catholicism is the most practised religion. The islands constituting the Maltese nation have been ruled by various powers and fought over for centuries.
Short name
Malta
Official name
Republic of Malta
Status
Independent country since 1964, member of the ► European Union since 2004
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Malta, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Malta.
Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.
Roman Empire in 395
Western Roman Empire 395
Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500
The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders.
The Byzantine Empire at the accession of Leo III, c. 717
Malta as part of the Byzantine Empire at the accession of Basil I, c. 867
Arab rule
Aragonese Empire
Fortifications of Malta under the rule of the Knights
Satellite maps
Satellite map
Notes and references
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