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  2. Maldives - Wikipedia

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    The Maldives, [d] officially the Republic of Maldives, [e] and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India , about 750 kilometres (470 miles; 400 nautical miles) from the Asian continent's mainland.

  3. Outline of the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    The Maldives – island nation comprising a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean. [1] The Maldives is located south of India's Lakshadweep islands, and about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka. The twenty-six atolls of Maldives' encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, two hundred and fifty islands of which are inhabited.

  4. Geography of the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    The Maldives government have adapted infrastructure in capital city Malé to the threats of climate change, including beginning to build a wall around the city. Climate change is a major issue for the Maldives. As an archipelago of low-lying islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean, the existence of the Maldives is severely threatened by sea ...

  5. List of cities, towns and villages in the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    Map of The Maldives Malé, Capital of the Maldives. This article shows a list of cities and towns in Maldives.Administratively, only cities are recognized as being different from other islands, and no official towns exist.

  6. It’s expensive to visit the Maldives. Now it’s more expensive ...

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    The Maldives, with its sprawling white sand beaches and dazzling coral reefs, is one of the world’s most expensive holiday destinations. Now, though, this Indian Ocean archipelago nation has ...

  7. List of islands of the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of islands of the Maldives. There are 1,192 in total, of which 187 are inhabited. [1] They are listed by administrative division/atoll. The islands are divided into: Inhabited islands- those officially recognized as towns, villages, fishing, and farming communities with permanent human habitation.

  8. Atolls of the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    The atolls of the Maldives are very complex structures and were formerly very dangerous for navigators. In 1834–1836, British captain Robert Moresby undertook the laborious and difficult cartography of the Maldives, drawing the first accurate maritime charts of this complicated Indian Ocean atoll group.

  9. Tourism in the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    An island resort in the Maldives Diamonds Thudufushi Beach & Water Villas, a luxury resort on Thudufushi, Ari Atoll in May 2017 Tourism Zone. Tourism is the largest economic industry in the Maldives, as it plays an important role in earning foreign exchange revenues and employing 25,000 people in the tertiary sector of the country.

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