Malta
Malta is a state in Italy (Europe) that has existed since 1964 CE. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).
Independent in 1964 and a republic from 1974, Malta joined the EU in 2004. Maltese, descended from Sicilian Arabic, is the only Semitic language with official status in the EU.
See Malta on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1964 CE to the present
- Duration
- 61 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Italy, Europe
- Language family
- Semitic
- Capital
- Valletta
Came from
Events in Europe during its time
- Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
Neighbours in Europe
- Portuguese Empire
- United Kingdom
- Soviet Union
- Kingdom of Sweden
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Italian Republic
- French Fifth Republic
- Kingdom of Spain
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- West Germany
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- United States
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Soviet Union
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
- South Africa
Questions
When did Malta exist?
1964 CE to the present, about 61 years.
Where was Malta?
Italy, in Europe. Its capital was Valletta.
What language did Malta speak?
Semitic. This family includes Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya.
What came before Malta?
British Malta.