!!!Malta: Geography ||Location|Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy) ||Geographic Coordinates|35 50 N, 14 35 E[{GoogleMap location='35.833332,14.583333' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''316 sq km\\''land: ''316 sq km\\''water: ''0 sq km__\\''We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows:\\[Factbook|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook]: 316\\ [DBpedia|http://dbpedia.org]: 316\\ [Geoname|http://www.geonames.org]: 316\\ [Infoplease|http://www.infoplease.com]: 321\\ [Britannica|http://www.britannica.com]: 315\\ [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: 316''__\\__Attempted Explanation__: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|196.8 km (excludes 56 km for the island of Gozo) ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Mediterranean Sea 0 m\\''highest point: ''Ta'Dmejrek 253 m (near Dingli) ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs ||Natural Hazards|NA ||Natural Resource|limestone, salt, arable land ||Land Use|''arable land: ''28.12%\\''permanent crops: ''4.06%\\''other: ''67.81% (2011) ||Climate|Mediterranean; mild, rainy winters; hot, dry summers ||Irrigated Land|32 sq km (2007) ||Renewable Water Resources|0.05 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|limited natural freshwater resources; increasing reliance on desalination ||Environment - international agreements|''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 ||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Birkirkara; Mosta; Qormi; Zabbar; San Pawl il-Bahar\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Birkirkara; Qormi; Mosta; Zabbar; Valletta\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Cities|Geography/Europe/Malta/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|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