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Country name Malta, in 35 editions.
The entry for Malta published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Malta
Republic of Malta
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta
- conventional short form:
- Malta
conventional long form:
Republic of Malta
conventional short form:
Malta
The entry for Malta did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta
- conventional short form:
- Malta
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta conventional short form: Malta
conventional long form: Republic of Malta
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta
- conventional short form:
- Malta
conventional long form: Republic of Malta
conventional short form: Malta
The same text in 1999 and 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta
- conventional short form:
- Malta
- local long form:
- Repubblika ta' Malta
- local short form:
- Malta
conventional long form: Republic of Malta
conventional short form: Malta
local long form: Repubblika ta' Malta
local short form: Malta
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta conventional short form: Malta local long form: Repubblika ta' Malta local short form: Malta
conventional long form: Republic of Malta
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta
- conventional short form:
- Malta
- local short form:
- Malta
- local long form:
- Repubblika ta' Malta
conventional long form: Republic of Malta
conventional short form: Malta
local long short form: Repubblika ta' Malta
local short long form: Repubblika ta' Malta
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta
- conventional short form:
- Malta
- local long form:
- Repubblika ta' Malta
- local short form:
- Malta
conventional long form: Republic of Malta
conventional short form: Malta
local short long form: Repubblika ta' Malta
local long short form: Repubblika ta' Malta
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta
- conventional short form:
- Malta
- local long form:
- Repubblika ta' Malta
- local short form:
- Malta
conventional long form:
Republic of Malta
conventional short form:
Malta
local long form:
Repubblika ta' Malta
local short form:
Malta
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta
- conventional short form:
- Malta
- local long form:
- Repubblika ta' Malta
- local short form:
- Malta
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
The same text in 9 editions, 2016 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta
- conventional short form:
- Malta
- local long form:
- Repubblika ta' Malta
- local short form:
- Malta
- etymology:
- the ancient Greeks called the island "Melite" meaning "honey-sweet" from the Greek word "meli" meaning "honey" and referring to the island's honey production
conventional long form: Republic of Malta
conventional short form: Malta
local long form: Repubblika ta' Malta
local short form: Malta
etymology: the ancient Greeks called the island "Melite" meaning "honey-sweet" from the Greek word "meli" meaning "honey" and referring to the island's honey production
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Malta
- conventional short form:
- Malta
- local long form:
- Repubblika ta' Malta
- local short form:
- Malta
- etymology:
- the origin is unclear;
- the name may come from the ancient term mel , meaning "high" and probably referring to the island's rocks;
- the ancient Greeks called the island "Melite," possibly from the Greek word meli, meaning "honey" and referring to the island's honey production
conventional long form: Republic of Malta
conventional short form: Malta
local long form: Repubblika ta' Malta
local short form: Malta
etymology: the origin is unclear; the name may come from the ancient term mel , meaning "high" and probably referring to the island's rocks; the ancient Greeks called the island "Melite" meaning "honey-sweet" "Melite," possibly from the Greek word "meli" meli, meaning "honey" and referring to the island's honey production
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Malta: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/malta/country-name.