With an area of just 315 km2, Malta is one of the smallest countries in Europe, even in the world. However, geographically speaking, the Maltese Islands are the second largest archipelago off the North African plate, after the Canary Islands, while the island of Malta on its own, as the 36th largest island in the Mediterranean, is the second largest island off North Africa in the Mediterranean Sea, after Djerba Island. Read More
