Malta Unitary state

Malta is a unitary state lying in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Africa. It has a population of 440,400 (2017).
Malta has just one tier of local government: local councils (kunsill lokali).

Markers

STATE STRUCTURE:

Unitary

CURRENCY:

Euro (EUR)

VOTE

Non-compulsory

6

SEATS AT THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Ratification of the European Charter
of Local Self-Government in 1993

68

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (IN 2016)
CAPITAL CITY:

Valletta
POPULATION:

440 400
GEOGRAPHICAL SIZE:

316 km2
MEMBER STATE

EU since 2004
Council of Europe since 1965

5

SEATS AT THE COMMITTEE
OF REGIONS

1

LEVEL OF SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

Evolution

NUMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES*

* Dates of CEMR publications