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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 practised religion. The 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, and it is currently the smallest EU country in both population and area. Malta is the only nation in the world that has collectively been awarded the George Cross for conspicuous gallantry, and its flag bears a replica of that award.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Valeri Bojinov (C) of Parma FC celebrates a goal against Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Valeri Bojinov (C) of Parma FC celebrates a goal against Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Daniele Galloppa of Parma FC and Jamie Pace of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Daniele Galloppa of Parma FC and Jamie Pace of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Nicola Amoruso of Parma FC and Kenneth Scicluna of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Nicola Amoruso of Parma FC and Kenneth Scicluna of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Nicola Amoruso of Parma FC and Kenneth Scicluna of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Parma FC Head Coach Francesco Guidolin during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Parma FC Head Coach Francesco Guidolin during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Nicola Amoruso of Parma FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Nicola Amoruso of Parma FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Paolo Hernan Dellafiore (C) of Parma FC score the goal during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Paolo Hernan Dellafiore (C) of Parma FC score the goal during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Davide Lanzafame of Parma FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Davide Lanzafame of Parma FC score the goal during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Davide Lanzafame of Parma FC score the goal during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Nicola Amoruso of Parma FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Nicola Amoruso of Parma FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Davide Lanzafame of Parma FC and Kevin Sammut of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Davide Lanzafame of Parma FC and Kevin Sammut of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Davide Lanzafame of Parma FC and Luke Dimech of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Davide Lanzafame of Parma FC and Luke Dimech of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 29: FC Parma Head Coach Francesco Guidolin speaks to the media during a press conference at Ta Qali Stadium on December 29, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 29: FC Parma Head Coach Francesco Guidolin speaks to the media during a press conference at Ta Qali Stadium on December 29, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 29: Nicola Amoruso (C) of FC Parma during the training session at Ta Qali Stadium on December 29, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 29: Paolo Hernan Dellafiore (L) of FC Parma during the training session at Ta Qali Stadium on December 29, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 29: Daniele Galloppa (C) of FC Parma during the training session at Ta Qali Stadium on December 29, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 29: Antonio Mirante (C) of FC Parma during the training session at Ta Qali Stadium on December 29, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 29: Paolo Castellini (C) of FC Parma during the training session at Ta Qali Stadium on December 29, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 29: Nicola Pavarini (C) of FC Parma during the training session at Ta Qali Stadium on December 29, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Valeri Bojinov (C) of Parma FC celebrates a goal against Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Daniele Galloppa of Parma FC and Jamie Pace of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Daniele Galloppa of Parma FC and Jamie Pace of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Nicola Amoruso of Parma FC and Kenneth Scicluna of Valletta FC during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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MALTA, MALTA - DECEMBER 30: Parma FC Head Coach Francesco Guidolin during the Diunamai Trophy 2009 at Hibernians Ground Stadium on December 30, 2009 in Malta, Malta.

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