State of Malta
| State of Malta | ||||||||||
| Stat ta’ Malta | ||||||||||
| Commonwealth realm | ||||||||||
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Motto "Virtute et Constantia" "[By] virtue and constancy" |
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Anthem L-Innu Malti The Maltese Hymn Royal anthem God Save the Queen |
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 State of Malta in Dark Green.
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| Capital | Valletta | |||||||||
| Languages |
English Maltese |
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| Government | Constitutional monarchy | |||||||||
| Queen | ||||||||||
| • | 1964–1974 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor-General | ||||||||||
| • | 1964–1971 | Maurice Henry Dorman | ||||||||
| • | 1971–1974 | Anthony Joseph Mamo | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | ||||||||||
| • | 1964–1971 | George Borg Olivier | ||||||||
| • | 1971–1974 | Dom Mintoff | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | |||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | |||||||||
| • | Independence | 21 September 1964 | ||||||||
| • | Republic | 13 December 1974 | ||||||||
| Area | ||||||||||
| • | 1967 | 316 km² (122 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | ||||||||||
| • | 1967 est. | 314,216 | ||||||||
| Density | 994.4 /km² (2,575.4 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Currency |
Pound Sterling (1964–1972) Maltese Lira (1972–1974) |
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The State of Malta (Maltese: Stat ta’ Malta), known in common parlance as Malta, was the predecessor to the modern-day Republic of Malta. It existed between 21 September 1964 and 13 December 1974.
The Malta Independence Act 1964 passed by the British Parliament transformed the Crown Colony of Malta into an independent Commonwealth realm with fully responsible government. Under the new Constitution of Malta, approved in a referendum held May of that year, Queen Elizabeth II became Queen of Malta (Maltese: Reġina ta' Malta). The monarch's constitutional roles were delegated to the Governor-General of Malta. As Queen of Malta, Elizabeth II visited Malta once in November 1967.
The following Governors-General held office in Malta between 1964 and 1974:
The following held office as Prime Minister (and head of government) of the State of Malta during this period:
On 13 December 1974, following amendments to the Constitution by the Labour government of Dom Mintoff, the monarchy was abolished and Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth with the function of head of state vested in a president appointed by Parliament. The last Governor-General, Sir Anthony Mamo, was appointed the first President of Malta.
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