this country has been nicknamed the land
of honey hi I'm Rebecca Braden and
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we'll
be continuing our travel series with a
look at Malta one of Europe's smallest
countries malta is also one of the
continents most densely populated with
just over 400,000 inhabitants comprised
of a cluster of islands malta is found
in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea
of the country's three main islands
malta island is the largest and is home
to the country's capital and its largest
city located in central malta vfk ekkada
is the country's largest and most
densely inhabited city Valletta serves
as the country's de facto capital and
the entire city has been on unesco world
heritage site list since 1980 the
location of the Maltese Islands has made
the country vitally important
strategically it has therefore been
ruled by a number of different world
powers throughout its history though
today it is an independent country the
country's national language is Maltese
which is an amalgamation of Italian
Sicilian and English alongside this
Semitic language English is also
commonly spoken Malta is well known as a
highly Christian country in fact it is
estimated that roughly 98 percent of the
country's population adheres to the
faith Roman Catholicism is confirmed as
the state religion in the country's
constitution Malta features a ratio of
approximately one Catholic Church per
1,000 inhabitants tourism is an
important part of the Maltese economy
with about 1.2 million people visiting
the country each year famous for its
abundance of historical attractions and
UNESCO World Heritage Sites the country
has been described as one large Museum
plus with cruises along its many
adjacent waterways lively nightlife and
delicious food and drink it's no wonder
this tiny country continues to drawing
tourists