Tazama chanzo cha Malta

{{Infobox Country
| native_name                 = ''Ir-Repubblika ta' Malta''
| conventional_long_name      = Jamhuri ya Malta
| common_name                 = Malta
| image_flag                  = Flag of Malta.svg
| image_coat                  =Coat_of_arms_of_Malta.svg
| image_map                   = LocationMalta.png
| national_motto              = --
| national_anthem             = ''[[L-Innu Malti]]''
| official_languages          = [[Kimalta]], [[Kiingereza]]
| capital                     = [[Valletta]]
|latd=35 |latm=48 |lats=39 |latNS=N |longd=14 |longm=28 |longs=45 |longEW=E
| largest_city                = [[Birkirkara]]
| other_cities                = [[Sliema]]
| government_type             = [[Jamhuri]]
| leader_titles               = [[Rais wa Malta|Rais]] <br /> [[Waziri Mkuu wa Malta|Waziri Mkuu]]
| leader_names                = [[George Vella]]<br />[[Robert Abela]]
| accessionEUdate             = [[1 Mei]] [[2004]]
| area_rank                   = ya 185 <!--rank based on sovereign states only-->
| area_magnitude              = 1 E8
| area                        = 316
| areami²                     = 121 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
| percent_water               = 0.001
| population_estimate_year    = 31 Machi 2013 <!--the following estimate fields are equivalent to the census figures at the moment-->
| population_estimate         = 446,547
| population_estimate_rank    = ya 171 <!--rank based on sovereign states only-->
| population_census           = 416,055¹
| population_census_year      = 2011
| population_density          = 1,562 <!--2011 census-->
| population_densitymi²       = 4,077  <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
| population_density_rank     = ya 7 <!--rank based on sovereign states only-->
| GDP_PPP_year                = 2005
| GDP_PPP                     = $7.574 billioni
| GDP_PPP_rank                = ya 144
| GDP_PPP_per_capita          = $19,302
| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank     = ya 37
| HDI_year                    = 2004
| HDI                         = 0.875
| HDI_rank                    = ya 3
| HDI_category                = <font color="#009900">high</font>
| sovereignty_type            = [[Uhuru]]
| established_events          = Kutoka [[Uingereza]]<br /> Jamhuri
| established_dates           = <br /> [[21 Septemba]] [[1964]]<br />[[13 Desemba]] [[1974]]
| currency                    = [[Lira ya Malta]] (Lm)<br /><small>([[Euro]] kuanzia Januari 2008)
| currency_code               = MTL
| country_code                = MLT
| time_zone                   = [[Wakati wa Ulaya ya Kati|CET]]
| utc_offset                  = +1
| time_zone_DST               = [[Wakati wa kiangazi wa Ulaya ya Kati|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST              = +2
| cctld                       = [[.mt]] <sup>2</sup>
| calling_code                = 356
| GDP_nominal_year            = 2005
| GDP_nominal                 = US$5.369 billioni (Lm 1.936 billioni)
| GDP_nominal_rank            = ya 120
| GDP_nominal_per_capita      = $13,683 (Lm4,927)
| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = ya 35
| *Other*
religion = [[Ukristo wa kikatoliki]]
| percent_religion = 98<!--source: CIA World Factbook, Agosti 2006. See external links.-->
| }}
[[Picha:Malta-CIA WFB Map.png|thumb|left|220px|Ramani ya Malta]]
[[Picha:Satelite image of Malta.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Malta kutoka angani]]
'''Malta''' ni nchi ndogo kwenye [[funguvisiwa]] katikati ya [[bahari]] ya [[Mediteranea]]. 

Malta iko [[km]] 93 [[kusini]] kwa [[kisiwa]] cha [[Sisilia]] ([[Italia]]), upande wa [[mashariki]] kwa [[Tunisia]] na [[kaskazini]] kwa [[Libya]].

== Jiografia ==
Funguvisiwa la Malta lina [[Kisiwa|visiwa]] saba. Visiwa vikubwa viwili ni Malta ([[km²]] 246) na [[Gozo]] (km² 70). Kuna kisiwa cha tatu kinachokaliwa na watu, ndicho [[Comino]] (km² 3). Vingine ni vidogo, havina watu. Jumla la eneo ni km² 316.

Visiwa vya Malta ni mabaki ya kanda la nchi kavu lililokuwa linaunganisha [[Afrika]] na [[Ulaya]] na lililokatwa na kupanda kwa [[usawa wa bahari]] tangu [[mwaka]] [[11000 KK]] hivi. 
[[File:Mellieha Bay beach Malta 1.jpg|thumb|Pwani ya ''Mellieħa Bay''.]]
Sehemu za juu ni [[kilima|vilima]] vya [[Dingli Cliffs]] vyenye [[kimo]] cha [[mita]] 245 juu ya [[UB]].

Tatizo kubwa la Malta ni uhaba wa [[maji baridi]]. Siku hizi vituo vinne vya kuondoa [[chumvi]] kwenye [[maji]] ya bahari kwa njia ya [[osmosi]] vinatengeneza [[maji ya kunywa]]. [[Maji machafu]] husafishwa na [[mvua]] kukusanywa.

==  Miji ==
[[Picha:St Sebastian Curtain.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Valletta.]]
Miji mikubwa zaidi ni: [[St. Paul's Bay]] (29,097), [[Birkirkara]] (wakazi 21,676), [[Qormi]] (wakazi 18,230), [[Mosta]] (wakazi 17,789), [[Zabbar]] (wakazi 15,030), [[Victoria]] (wakazi 12,914) na [[San Gwann]] (wakazi 12,346). 

[[Mji mkuu]], [[Valletta]], una wakazi 7,173 tu.

== Historia ==
Malta ilikaliwa na [[watu]] tangu [[milenia ya 4 KK]]. Kuna ma[[gofu]] ya [[hekalu]] la [[mwaka]] [[3200 KK]] hivi.

Baadaye [[funguvisiwa]] lilitawaliwa na [[Wafinisia]], [[Karthago]] na [[Dola la Roma]]. 

Malta inatajwa katika [[Biblia]] kwa sababu [[Mtume Paulo]] aliponea huko baada ya kuzama kwa [[merikebu]] alimosafiri baharini kuelekea [[Roma]] ([[Mdo]] 27:39 n.k.).

[[Waarabu]] walivamia [[visiwa]] hivyo mwaka [[870]] na kuvitawala hadi [[1091]]. 

Baadaye vilitawaliwa na [[Wanormandi]] wa [[Italia Kusini]], halafu na [[Wahispania]] chini ya [[mamlaka]] ya [[Dola Takatifu la Kiroma]] la [[Ujerumani]].

Tangu mwaka [[1530]] visiwa vilikabidhiwa na [[Kaisari]] kwa [[askari]] wa [[Vita vya msalaba]] wa [[SMOM|Chama cha Wanahospitali wa Mt. Yohane wa Yerusalemu]]. 

[[Wanamisalaba]] hao walitawala visiwa hivyo hadi [[Napoleoni]] alipoteka Malta mwaka [[1799]] akiwa [[Safari|safarini]] kwenda [[Misri]]. 

[[Uingereza]] ulitwaa visiwa kutoka kwa [[Ufaransa]] ukatawala Malta hadi [[uhuru]] wake [[tarehe]] [[21 Septemba]] [[1964]].

Tarehe [[13 Desemba]] [[1974]] Malta ikatangazwa kuwa [[jamhuri]] ndani ya [[Jumuiya ya Madola]]. 

Tarehe [[1 Mei]] [[2004]] nchi ikajiunga na [[Umoja wa Ulaya]].

== Watu ==
Kwa jumla kuna wakazi 404,039: wa kiume 200,715 (49.7[[Asilimia|%]]) na wa kike 203,324 (50.3%). [[Msongamano]] wa watu ni 1,282 kwa [[kilomita ya mraba]] ambao ni msongamano mkubwa kati ya nchi zote za Ulaya. Katika [[karne ya 21]] nchi imepokwa wahamiaji wengi, ambao kwa sasa ni 23.17% za wakazi wote.

[[Lugha]] ya [[Kimalta]] ni lugha ya pekee. [[Asili]] yake ni [[lahaja]] ya [[Kiarabu]] iliyopokea maneno mengi ya [[Kiitalia]], [[Kisisili]], [[Kiingereza]], [[Kihispania]] na [[Kifaransa]]. Ni lugha pekee ya [[Kisemiti]] inayoandikwa rasmi kwa [[alfabeti ya Kilatini]].

[[Lugha rasmi]] ya pili ni [[Kiingereza]] kutokana na miaka 150 ya [[ukoloni]] wa [[Uingereza]]. Wamalta wengi sana (66%) huelewa pia lugha ya nchi kubwa jirani, Italia.

wakazi wengi (90%) ni [[Ukristo|Wakristo]], hasa wa [[Kanisa Katoliki]] (83%), ambalo [[imani]] yake ndiyo [[dini rasmi]] ya nchi. [[Uislamu|Waislamu]] ni [[asilimia]] 2.

==Tazama pia==
* [[Orodha ya nchi kufuatana na wakazi]]

==Tanbihi==
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==Marejeo==
*{{Cite book|first=John Anthony|last=Cramer|title=Geographical and Historical Description of Ancient Greece|publisher=Clarendon Press|year=1828|pages=45–46|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=A38OAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover}}
*{{cite web |title=Map of Malta and Gozo |work=Street Map of Malta and Gozo |url=http://www.maltastreetmap.com/ |accessdate=10 April 2009 |archivedate=2009-07-16 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716061437/http://www.maltastreetmap.com/ }}
*{{cite web |title=Photos of Gozo sister island of Malta |work=Photos of Gozo |url=http://www.gozo.us |accessdate=17 November 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023015349/http://www.gozo.us/ |archivedate=2008-10-23 }}
*{{cite web|title=Photos of Malta |work=Photos of Malta |url=http://www.pvv.org/~bct/malta/ |accessdate=26 May 2008}}
*{{cite web |title=Malta |work=[[CIA World Factbook]] |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html |accessdate=6 September 2006 |archivedate=2015-10-16 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016010540/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html |=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016010540/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html }}
*{{cite web|title=Gov.mt |work=Government of Malta |url=http://www.gov.mt|accessdate=1 November 2005}}
*{{Cite encyclopedia|title=Malta|work=MSN Encarta|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761555566/Malta.html|accessdate=1 November 2005|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5kx4HpFtQ|archivedate=1 November 2009|deadurl=yes}} {{Wayback|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761555566/Malta.html |date=20091028215840 }}
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*Charles Mifsud, The Climatological History of The Maltese Islands, Minerva 1984
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==Viungo vya nje==
{{Commons|Malta}}

; Serikali
*[http://www.gov.mt/ Tovuti rasmi]
*[http://justiceservices.gov.mt/LOM.aspx?pageid=24 Laws of Malta] The Official Laws of Malta website
*[http://www.afm.gov.mt/ The Maltese Armed Forces official website] {{Wayback|url=http://www.afm.gov.mt/ |date=20120415023934 }}
*[http://www.mepa.org.mt/ Malta Environment and Planning Authority's] {{Wayback|url=http://www.mepa.org.mt/ |date=20081208023159 }} [[GIS]]
*[http://www.financemalta.org/ FinanceMalta official website] {{Wayback|url=http://www.financemalta.org/ |date=20130128221746 }}

; Taarifa za jumla
*[http://www.maltawiki.com/ Malta] {{Wayback|url=http://www.maltawiki.com/ |date=20201124112445 }}&nbsp;– Wiki about Malta containing both general and travel related information
*{{CIA World Factbook link|mt|Malta}}
*[http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/malta.htm Malta] {{Wayback|url=http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/malta.htm |date=20081015235341 }} from ''UCB Libraries GovPubs''
*{{dmoz|Regional/Europe/Malta}}
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17597837 Malta profile] from the [[BBC News]]
*{{Wikiatlas|Malta}}
*[http://www.wix.com/btrcameron/migrationmalta Migration Malta] {{Wayback|url=http://www.wix.com/btrcameron/migrationmalta |date=20110406130026 }}&nbsp;– An information source on immigration and Malta (scholarly articles, policy documents, press releases etc.)

; Vyombo vya habari
*[http://www.maltamediaonline.com/ MaltaMedia] {{Wayback|url=http://www.maltamediaonline.com/ |date=20201009084600 }}&nbsp;– online news
*[http://www.timesofmalta.com/ The Times of Malta]
*[http://www.mfc.com.mt/ Malta Film Commission]
*[http://bartolomy.com/malta/ Bartolomy's photos of Malta January 2014] {{Wayback|url=http://bartolomy.com/malta/ |date=20150326070352 }}

; Safari
*[http://www.visitmalta.com/ Official Maltese Tourism website]
*[http://www.maltaattraction.com/ Valletta Living History Official Website]
* [http://www.gozo.us/ Photos, Webcam of Gozo] {{Wayback|url=http://www.gozo.us/ |date=20081023015349 }}
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