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- 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 100 islands with tourist resorts)
- 99% of the Maldives is water
- The Maldives are the lowest country on the planet: island’s ground level is averaged at 1.5 meters and its highest point is at 2.3 meters (Villingili Island)
- The Maldives are the smallest country in Asia
- They are also the smallest Muslim country in the world
- Citizens must be Muslim. It is forbidden to follow any other religion.
- Alcohol is prohibited (except in tourist resorts)
- The Maldives are probably remains of a chain of sunken volcanoes formed around 60 millions of years ago.
- Parrot fish eat corrals and they can’t digest all the corals they eat. Their poop is actually the fine coral sand and an adult parrot fish can produce up to 1 ton of sand per year!
- The Maldives export only fish and beautiful memories.
- The biggest sea plane fleet is Trans Maldivian Airways.
- They offer some of the most expensive resorts in Asia.
- The Maldives can really show off with a 98-percent literacy rate among adults. Respect!
- They have their own language and writing. English derived just 1 word from Divehi – atoll from atholhu, which means a ring-like coral island surrounding a lagoon.
