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08 Welcome to <strong>Maldives</strong><br />

<strong>Maldives</strong> at a glance<br />

Time + 5 hrs GMT<br />

Capital Male’<br />

No. of Islands 1,190<br />

Inhabited Islands 200<br />

Resorts 88<br />

Population (2006) 298,842<br />

Major Industries Tourism & Fisheries<br />

Currency Rufiyaa<br />

Electricity 240 AC<br />

Working Hours: Government: 7.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.<br />

Sun to Thu<br />

Private Sector: 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.<br />

(Varies) Sat to Thu<br />

Banks: 8.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.<br />

Sun to Thu<br />

Location<br />

The <strong>Maldives</strong> consists of<br />

1190 islands grouped into<br />

26 natural atolls scattered<br />

over an area of 90,000 sq.<br />

km straddling the equator<br />

between latitudes 7°6”<br />

north and 0°42” south<br />

and longitudes 72°32” and<br />

73°46” east.

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