What makes up Malta are two uninhabited islets and three islands. On the land it has low rolling hills. There they don't have any mountains or rivers and in the summer it's hot and dry with rainfall in the winter. They get about 21 inches of rain fall each year .
Ice is unusual in Malta.
But in autumn and winter northwest winds develop hurricanes. The capital of Malta is Valetta, and it is the largest city. Malta covers 122 square miles. Malta is located in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Italian island of Sicily. Their highest point reaches as high as 829 feet.