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| − | '''Capital ''' Valletta <br>
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| − | '''Languages''' Maltese, English <br>
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| − | '''Currency ''' Maltese Lira <br>
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| − | Malta, a country composed of three major islands, is located in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy. It became a British colony in 1814 only to gain independence in 1964.
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| − | Tourism is the main industry in Malta.
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| − | Civil Registration started in Malta in 1863, prior to that birth may be recorded in Parish Records which started in the 1500s. Few parish records are accessible.
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| − | The library in Valletta holds '''The Adami Collection''' which is of interest for genealogy purposes, as it has marriages listed from the Parish Registers.
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| − | Malta is a Roman Catholic Country.
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| − | The Maltese Language is made up from Italian, Arabic, Scilian and English.
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| − | ==Register Office==
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| − | *[http://www.certifikati.gov.mt/?lng=en Register Office]
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| − | Maltese Public Registry Office<br>
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| − | The Director<br>
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| − | The Public Registry<br>
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| − | 197 Merchants Street <br>
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| − | Valletta<br>
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| − | Malta CMR 02<br>
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| − | Tel: 00356 21 225 291/2<br>
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| − | Fax: 00356 21 249 234<br>
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| − | ==Links==
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| − | *[http://www.libraries-archives.gov.mt/nam/ser_family_history.htm National Archives of Malta]
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| − | *[http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/index.htm Malta Family History]
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| − | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~mltwgw/ Malta GenWeb]
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| − | *[http://www.searchmalta.com/surnames/ The Maltese Surname Connection]
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| − | *[http://www.maltesenobility.org/ Maltese Nobility]
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| − | *[http://www.maltagenealogy.com/ Libro d'Oro della Melita]
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| − | *[http://www.hmml.org/centers/malta/cathedral/cathedral_index.html Mdina Cathedral Microfilm Project]
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| − | *[http://www.hmml.org/centers/malta/ The Malta Study Centre at the Hill Museum and Manuscript Centre]
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| − | *[http://website.lineone.net/~peterbidmead/regiments.htm The British Army Garrison in Malta 1799-1865]
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