Maldives

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Maldives island is an island nation in the Indian ocean-Arabian Sea area, consisting of a double chain of twenty-six atolls, oriented north-south, that lie between Minicoy island and the chagos archipelago. The chains stand in the Laccadive Sea and the capital, Male is about 600 kilometers (370 mi) south-west of India and 750 kilometers south-west of Sri Lanka. Maldives has known for the independence for the majority of its history. Except for three periods in which some outsource were ruling it. The Maldives is the smallest Asian country in population as well as in land area. Even Maldives is also the country with the lowest natural highest point in the world. Maldives is a presidential republic. The president heads the executive branch and appoints the cabinet, which is approved by the people’s parliament. Climate of The Maldives is delightful. It has tropical monsoon climate, which set off a rush of moisture rich air. In ancient times, the Maldives were renowned for cowry shells, coir rope, and dried tuna fish ambergris and coco de mer. The Maldives were unknown to tourists until the early 1970s. As time went, tourism started a step towards the Maldives. The common language known here is Dhivehi, an indo-Aryan language.

 



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