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Geography
Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)
35 50 N, 14 35 E
Area: 
total: 316 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
207
land: 316 sq km
water: 0 sq km
slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC
0 km
196.8 km (excludes 56.01 km for the island of Gozo)
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 25 nm
Current Weather
Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers
mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Ta’Dmejrek 253 m (near Dingli)
limestone, salt, arable land
arable land: 31.25%
permanent crops: 3.13%
other: 65.62% (2005)
20 sq km (2003)
0.07 cu km (2005)
total: 0.02 cu km/yr (74%/1%/25%)
per capita: 50 cu m/yr (2000)
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limited natural fresh water resources; increasing reliance on desalination
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
the country comprises an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) being inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbors; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration
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