Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is a small and densely populated island nation comprising an archipelago of seven islands, three of which are inhabited. It is located in the Mediterranean Sea in Southern Europe just 93 km south of Sicily and 288 km to its south is North Africa.

Throughout much of its history, Malta has been considered a crucial strategic location due in large part to its position in the Mediterranean Sea. It was invited by many regional powers. The most recently ruler is British, who took over Malta from French in 1814 and made it its colony through 1964, when Malta gained its independence.