The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 20, May 20, 2007, Article 18

MALTA WILL GROW TO SIX TIMES ITS SIZE (ON COINS, AT LEAST)

When Malta adopts the euro on 1 January 2008, the tiny Mediterranean
island will get an unexpected boost.

"New euro coins and notes show Malta to be much bigger than it actually
is, The Times newspaper reported Monday, because the island is too small
for the minting machines to show it on the same scale as other euro
zone countries.

"As a result Malta, which is only 27 km (17 miles) long, is shown to
be as large as Corsica, which is 183 km (114 miles) long."

To read the complete Reuters article, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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