maldives

The Democratic Republic of Maldives is an island Nation located in the Indian Ocean, 700 kilometers southwest of Sri Lanka.

The country consists of 1192 islands spread into 26 atolls. The islands are located in a stretch of 90,000 sq. km. in the Indian Ocean with a collective dry land area of 298 sq. km.


Maldives has a population of 300,000 people and one third of the population lives in the capital city, Male. The rest of the population lives in 200 inhabited islands.

Due to hundreds of islands with sandy beaches and coral reefs, tourism is the main source of income to the Maldivian economy. Since the opening of the first tourist resort in 1972, more than one hundred islands are developed as Maldives vacations destinations for tourism.


Maldives has a diverse culture and its own language known as “Dhivehi”. The second most spoken language in Maldives is English.

Being the lowest laying country in the world, Maldives is under constant threat of sea level rise from global warming. Maldives is also considered as the smallest county in Asia.

You'll find bloggers talking about Maldives at sites like haveeru online and maldives information blog.

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