The Maldives
Rather than filling up this web-site with general tourist information of the Maldives, we recommend you to visit some of these sites:
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The Maldivian Tourist Ministry (excellent official site)
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The "Undercurrent" web page for Maldives (nice stuff for divers)
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The "Atoll editions" web page. Excellent if you would like to buy some relevant books or maps before the travel (the website has been down for some time now)
....However, if you would like some brief details:
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Location: South west of India, 3,15° Northern latitude
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300 km2, 1190 islands, 200 of these are inhabited, 80 tourist resorts,
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Capital: Male
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Terrain: Flat, highest point: 2.4 m above sea level
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360 000 inhabitants
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Republic, Date of independence: July 26th 1965 (previous Dutch and British Sultanate)
