the maldives
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- 1. The
Maldives
Heaven on Earth
2. The Maldives, officially Republic of Maldives, also referred
to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean
formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south
off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and Chagos
Archipelago. This chain of islands is an archipelago located among
the Lakshadweep-Maldives-Chagos Group, which are the tops of a vast
undersea mountain range in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.The
atolls of the Maldives encompass a territory spread over roughly
90,000 square kilometres, making it one of the most dispersed
countries in the world in geographic terms. It features 1,192
islands, of which two hundred are inhabited. The Republic of
Maldives's capital and largest city is Mal, with a population of
103,693 (2006). It is located at the southern edge of North Mal
Atoll, in the Kaafu Atoll. It is also one of the Administrative
divisions of the Maldives. Traditionally it was the King's Island
where the ancient Maldive Royal dynasties were enthroned.
The Maldives are the smallest Asian country in both population and
land area. With an average ground level of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in)
above sea level, it is the lowest country on the planet. It is also
the country with the lowest highest point in the world, at 2.3
metres (7 ft 7 in); the Maldives sinking is a great concern for the
Maldivian people.
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