Malta

Key facts

Land borders

Malta shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Malta in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Malta is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 29 claims from the pool that are true of Malta, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city's name begins with “V”1 of 6
• Its name begins with “M”1 of 18
• Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Uses the euro as its currency1 of 25
• Is a member of the European Union1 of 27
• Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Is in Europe1 of 44
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177