There was a record number of Maltese who travelled to Brazil and Algeria over the past three years, according to the Foreign Ministry.

A total of 159 visas for Brazil and 299 for Algeria were issued between November 2008 and 2010, a ministry spokesman said.

Other countries popular with Maltese travellers included Ethiopia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Cuba, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Tanzania, Bolivia, Syria and Ghana.

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