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The population of Malta is composed almost entirely of ethnic Maltese, who are descendants of ancient Carthaginians, Phoenicians, Italians, and other Mediterranean peoples.1
Beyond the ethnic Maltese population, the islands are home to several smaller communities, including:
- British nationals
- Sindhis
- Palestinians
- Greeks1
Since the 1990s, Malta has also seen the arrival of significant, more transient groups originating from North Africa and the Balkans, as well as arrivals from countries in sub-Saharan Africa during the early 2000s.1