COMINO

Maltese Kemmuna one of the Maltese islands, in the Mediterranean Sea, separated from Malta to the southeast and Gozo to the northwest by narrow channels. It has an area of 1 square mile (3 square km). Comino was the site of a fortress of the Knights of Malta (Hospitalers, or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem); a tower (1618) of the fortress survives. Beeswax, honey, and grapes are produced, and goats and sheep are raised. Pop. (1990 est.) 1,790.