Malta
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Jarroo-raa: - | |||||
Arrane ashoonagh: L-Innu Malti | |||||
Çhengaghyn oikoil | Maltish, Baarle | ||||
Ard-valley | Valletta | ||||
Reiltys - Eaghtyrane - Ard-vinishter |
Guido de Marco Lawrence Gonzi |
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Eaghtyr | 316 km² | ||||
Earroo yn phobble | 394,583 (2002) | ||||
Argid | Lire |
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is a small and densely populated island nation consisting of an archipelago of seven islands in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Malta lies directly south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya. The country's official languages are Maltese and English. Roman Catholicism is the most common religion. The strategically located islands constituting the Maltese nation have been ruled by various powers and fought over for centuries. Malta has been a member state of the European Union since May 1 2004. It is currently the smallest European Union country in both population and area. Malta is the only nation in the world whose flags bear a decoration awarded by a foreign country, the British George Cross.