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    Malta: Country Profile 
    
      
    
    
       
    
    
    The Republic of Malta consists of three 
    islands, situated in the centre of the Mediterranean sea, just 80 kilometres 
    off the southern coast of Sicily, Italy.  
    
    Climate: typically Mediterranean with 
    scare rainfall between March and October. 
    
    Population: just under 400,000. 
    
    Official Languages: English and Maltese 
    (Italian is widely spoken.)  |