Maldives Historical Facts And Information

Maldives is island nation which consists of around 1,190 big-small coral islands but out them only 200 are inhabited by the humans. The island is covered with lush tropical vegetation and palm trees while the islands which are uninhabited all are covered with shrubs. Male is the capital of Maldives which covers around 11f land.

Maldives is merely 1.8 meters high above the sea level. Maldives has got independence from the British in 196ffice.

The national language of Maldives is Dhivehi, but English is most widely spoken language. Other languages like German, French, Italian and Japanese are commonly spoken by the people of hospitality industry.

The currency of Maldives is Maldivian Rufiya i.e notes which is divided into 100 laari means coins. It is hard to find ATM machines in Maldives so one must carry enough amounts in cash as the traveler cheques are also very rarely accepted.

The indigenous population is entirely Sunni Muslim. The US dollars can be exchanged easily at the airport, banks or hotels. The economy of the country is widely depends on fish processing, tourism, shipping, boat building and coconut processing.

The time of the nation is f the Greenwich Mean Time.