Territory of Malta (Chemgota)

The **Territory of Malta** (Romanised Russian: Territoriya Malta) was a Chemgotan External Territory which encompassed the island of Malta. The Territory of Malta was established on June 18, 2066 as a result of conflicts involving Chemgota within Europe and the Mediterranean, along with Chemgota becoming increasingly covetous for expanding a territorial holding within Europe in order to expand Chemgotan geopolitical sphere of influence and assertion of regional security for its European allies of the Magadan Bloc. Chemgota saw its opportunity to attack Malta, as Malta harboured Spanish nationalists which were against the Magadan Bloc, eventually, the Maltese government sided with the nationalists forces and began to supplant supporters of Maltese nationalism supported by other radical movements such as German, Scandinavian, Italian and Iberian. A Chemgotan fleet attempted to land in Malta in order to resupply and refuel, however the Maltese refused this and sent several PT boats and aircraft, mostly consisting of helicopters to threaten the Chemgotan fleet as a show of deterrence, the Chemgotan fleet believed this was a sign of aggression and subsequently attacked the Maltese military forces which sparked the Invasion of Malta. The Chemgotans rapidly invaded Malta and subjugated the island in less than 3 days of active fighting between the Maltese and the Chemgotans.

Following the capitulation of Maltese forces and the Maltese government. The Treaty of Nadur, which saw Chemgota officially annex and incorporate Malta as a Chemgotan External Territory with other islands such as Montserrat and Guam. Following the treaty, the Chemgotan government began to rebuild Malta and gradually reshaped it into a large naval and military outpost within the Mediterranean similar to the British control of the island during the 20th century. Malta also became furthermore a luxury location in which tourists, notably Chemgotan tourists frequently travelled to Malta which offered venues for tourism and also for gambling and financial regards, Chemgota also extended Malta through artificial islands and land to enlarge the size of authority and landmass of Malta in order to further accommodate for a growing population and for further Military installations to be built, in less than thirty years, Malta became a fortress of Chemgota members of the Magadan Bloc.

In 2081, a referendum was held within the Territory of Malta in order to become independent as a Magadan Bloc Mandate or to retain being a Chemgotan External Territory, surprisingly in this referendum, around 75% of the population of the island wanted to remain apart of the Republic of Chemgota, despite Chemgota proper being located within northeastern Asia respectively, which also caused some logistical problems at time for the island to receive proper resupply, in these instances the Territory of Malta was largely both protected and maintained by Italy, which was a Chemgotan ally which largely held responsibility for the Territory of Malta's protection and security during times of conflict. Large amounts of Italians also flocked to the island when venues and business opportunity were presented.