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.

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Malta has been inhabited since around 5200 BC. A significant prehistoric Neolithic culture marked by Megalithic structures existed on the islands during its pre-history, predating the Pyramids of Giza by a millennium. Phoenicians colonized the islands around 1000 BC, using them as an outpost from which they expanded sea explorations and trade in the Mediterranean.

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@Fran_in_TARDIS OK, but f you fall asleep on the bus and end up on the other side of Malta tomorrow, don't come crying to me! :P
_L_E_C_XD (Lauren Coombes) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:57:11 -0000
@Fran_in_TARDIS OK, but f you fall asleep on the bus and end up on the other side of Malta tomorrow, don't come crying to me! :P
Que mania da malta de Lisboa em preencher impressos e no campo 'localidade' colocar 'Lx'
terinho (Antero Eduardo) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:56:42 -0000
Que mania da malta de Lisboa em preencher impressos e no campo 'localidade' colocar 'Lx'
Final day: LSPI: International Conference on Legal, Security & Privacy Issues in IT Law http://j.mp/17EtBo Sliema, Malta
richards1000 (R. Richards) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:47:03 -0000
Final day: LSPI: International Conference on Legal, Security & Privacy Issues in IT Law http://j.mp/17EtBo Sliema, Malta
Falando com Malta e Ricardo na weeb :)
ThatyFarias (Thaty Farias) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:45:24 -0000
Falando com Malta e Ricardo na weeb :)
Post: "German confirm Malta test, two other friendlies" http://tinyurl.com/yl93f6t
DENewsOverviews (Germany News) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:44:55 -0000
Post: "German confirm Malta test, two other friendlies" http://tinyurl.com/yl93f6t
My next travel spot - Malta with friend who owns travel co. http://bit.ly/2EHqh2 and knows ALL the top people there. Oprah went there.
phyllisrc (PhyllisRC) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:43:07 -0000
My next travel spot - Malta with friend who owns travel co. http://bit.ly/2EHqh2 and knows ALL the top people there. Oprah went there.

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