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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.