Amazing facts about the Maldives

1. Pack sunscreen before coming to the Maldives because the sun rays are strong here.

2. The Maldives is one of the most popular tourist and honeymoon destinations. The Maldives is full of amazing white sand beaches and natural beauty.

3. The Maldives is located in South Asia near India and Sri Lanka.

4. The Maldives is made of many tiny islands. The length of the biggest island in the Maldives is the only 6KM.

5. Everywhere there are coconut trees in the Maldives. Most of tress are more than 30 meters tall.

6. Maldevies flags have 3 colors. Red, green, and White Crescent. First the red big rectangle then green rectangle inside of red rectangle. The white crescent is in a green rectangle.

7. The Maldives has approximately 1190 islands. Most of them are still inhabited. Around 200 islands are populated and 200 islands have hotels and resorts. Other islands are too small or used by the Maldives government.

8. The Maldives Is the smallest Asian country. Maldives is also worlds lowest country, it only 1.5 meters above from sea level.

9. The Maldives got independence from British rule in 1965.

10. Main religion is Islam in the Maldives. It is also the smallest Muslim county in the world. Only Muslims can be a permanent citizen of Maldives.  

11. Maldives is the world's flattest country. 2^nd number flattest country is Qatar.

12. One of the problems that the Maldives can face in future is climate change. Sea level is rising due to climate change and that is not good for the Maldives. Its one of the Endangered nations in the world.

13. Worlds biggest fish whale sharks are common in the Maldives. You can swim with these giant fish here in the Maldives.

14. Maldives currency is Maldivian rufiyaa and you can not convert it to another currency. So it's better to get USD if you are planning to visit the Maldives. Yes for emergency use you can keep some Maldivian rufiyaa.

1 MVR =5 INR

1 USD = 15 MVR

15. Male is the capital of Maldives. They have many malls and a public market there. The room rent price in males is so much. It can reach up to 800$ to 1000$ per month.

16. The Maldives has the highest divorce rate in the world.

17. You can stay overnight in underwater but it will cost you around $20000 per night in the Maldives.

18. World’s first underwater restaurant opened in the Maldives in 2005.

19. Black magic is common in the Maldives it's known as Fanditha there. Sihuru is another type of black magic in the Maldives. Where people awake the demons to harm others.

20. Friday and Saturday are the government holidays in a week. Sunday is the first day of the week.

21. Maldives was founded by the son of an Indian King of Kalinga around 270 BC. So the first people who came to the Maldives were Indian.  

22. The Maldives is one of the safest countries to travel.

23. Traditional Maldivian boats are known as Dhonis. These boats are commonly used for fishing in the Maldives.

24. You can only consume alcohol in resorts and hotels in the Maldives. Drinking alcohol other than resorts and hotels is not allowed in Maldives.

25. Maldives economy depends on Tourism, Fishing exports, and shipping. Tourish makes 28% of the total Maldives GDP.

26. On 26^th December 2004 there was a tsunami due to an earthquake in the Indian ocean. That Tsunami causes a lot of damages to the Maldives. 6 islands get destroyed by this tsunami.

27. What to do in the Maldives -

- Snorkeling

- Diving

- Fishing

- SPA

- See beautiful sunset and sunrise

- Visit markets in Male

- Stay at amazing resorts

- Try locals food

28. Some popular Maldives food -

- Bis keemiya (samosa) - Puff stuffed with cabbage, egg, and onion.

- Garudhiya - It's a fish soup that is cooked using fish, water, and salt. It is served with rice, chili, and onions.

- Mas Huni - Smoked tuna, shredded coconuts, onions, and lemon.

- Masroshi - Bread stuffed with smoked tune and coconuts.