the country malta

Malta is an independent republic in the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of a small group of islands—Malta, Gozo, Kemmuna, Kemmunett, and Filfla—located in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily. The area of the largest island, Malta, is 95 sq mi; of Gozo, 26 sq mi; and of Kemmuna, 1 sq mi. The combined area of Kemmunett and Filfla is 0.12 sq mi. The total area is 122 sq mi. The capital and leading port of the country is …showed first 75 words of 1257 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1257 total…and the establishment of Voice of the Mediterranean, a jointly administered radio station. Malta submitted an application for full membership in the European Union (EU) in 1990, and negotiations were high priority until 1996, when the newly-elected government under prime minister Alfred Sant put Malta's application on hold. Eddie Fenech-Adami again became prime minister in September 1998, and Malta reopened its bid for EU membership. In April 1999 Professor Guido de Marco was sworn in as president. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**