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Malta i/ˈmɒltə/, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, 80 km (50 mi) south of Sicily, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya, with Gibraltar 1,755 km (1,091 mi) to the west and Alexandria 1,508 km (937 mi) to the east. Malta covers just over 316 km2 (122 sq mi) in land area, making it one of the world's smallest states. It is also one of the most densely populated countries worldwide. The de facto capital city of Malta is Valletta; the largest town, Birkirkara. The main island comprises many towns, which together form one Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with a population of 368,250 according to Eurostat. The country has two official languages, Maltese (constitutionally the national language) and English.
Throughout history, Malta's location has given it great strategic importance, and a succession of powers including the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Habsburg Spain, Knights of St John, French and the British ruled the islands. Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 and became a republic in 1974, whilst retaining membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. Malta was admitted to the United Nations in 1964 and to the European Union in 2004. Malta is also party to the Schengen Agreement and in 2008 it became part of the eurozone.
Now you say you're lonely
you cry the long night through
well, you can cry me a river
cry me a river
i cried a river over you
now you say you're sorry
for being so untrue
well, you can cry me a river
cry me a river
i cried a river over you
you drove me, nearly drove me, out of my head
while you never shed a tear
remember, i remember, all that you said?
you told me love was too plebeian
told me you were through with me and
Now you say you love me
well, just to prove that you do
come on and cry me a river
cry me a river
i cried a river over you
i cried a river over you
i cried a river... over you...
You drove me, nearly drove me, out of my head
while you never shed a tear
remember, i remember, all that you said?
you told me love was too plebeian
told me you were through with me and
Now you say you love me
well, just to prove that you do
come on and cry, cry, cry me a river
cry me a river
i cried, i cried, i cried a river over you
if my pillow talk, imagine what it would have said
could it be a river of tears i cried instead?
well you can cry me a river
go ahead and cry me a river
'cause i cried, i cried a river over you