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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Happy 2010 :) I have a feeling it will be filled with more #jonasmemories! @jonasbrothers We love you and we hope to see you soon in Malta<3
MaltaJBFans (Malta JB Fans) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:27:04 -0000
Happy 2010 :) I have a feeling it will be filled with more #jonasmemories! @jonasbrothers We love you and we hope to see you soon in Malta<3
Saem uns crepes nutella para animar a malta !
fernandobranco (Fernando Branco) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:06:37 -0000
Saem uns crepes nutella para animar a malta !
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shoescom_sales (Shoes.com Sales) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:01:04 -0000
http://twitpic.com/w73zx - Clarks England Womens Malta | was: $96.99, now: $86.99 | buy @ http://bit.ly/4GAhFT
http://ow.ly/GJuL - Malta Music Event - Saturday 2nd January - Lunchtime Concerts - Carmelite Priory, Mdina (Malta)
PocketMaltaMobi (pocketMALTA.mobi) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:50:02 -0000
http://ow.ly/GJuL - Malta Music Event - Saturday 2nd January - Lunchtime Concerts - Carmelite Priory, Mdina (Malta)
http://ow.ly/GJuK - Malta Music Event - Saturday 2nd January - Lunchtime Concerts - Carmelite Priory, Mdina (Malta)
fionavella (Fiona Vella) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:50:02 -0000
http://ow.ly/GJuK - Malta Music Event - Saturday 2nd January - Lunchtime Concerts - Carmelite Priory, Mdina (Malta)
Malta Day 1-Forcing the Change… http://bit.ly/4Nluay
jer979 (Jeremy Epstein) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:43:07 -0000
Malta Day 1-Forcing the Change… http://bit.ly/4Nluay

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