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Maldives Flag The Republic of the Maldives is an island country located in the Indian Ocean to the South of India and to the Southwest of Sri Lanka. The Maldives consist of over 1,000 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls.

The islands are known for being low-lying, only just about sea level, with the average height about sea level being just 4 feet 11 inches (1.5 meters), and the maximum being 7 feet 7 inches (2.3 meters). Because of their low elevation, there is of course a concern that rising sea levels could mean that much of the islands may be inundated in future. In 2008, the President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, even suggested that the Maldives government was looking into purchasing additional land in Australia, India, or Sri Lanka, because of this concern.

As of 2009, the population of the Maldives was estimated as being 849,000.396,334. The country's capital and largest city is Malé which is located on the North Malé Atoll, which is part of an administrative division known as the Kaafu Atoll. As of 2006, the population of Malé was estimated to be 103,693.

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Lonely Planet Maldives (Country Travel Guide)
By Tom Masters

Lonely Planet
Paperback (200 pages)

Lonely Planet Maldives (Country Travel Guide)
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Which island paradise is the one for you? For this 7th edition we walked barefoot along every dazzling white beach, dipped our toes in every aquamarine lagoon, and checked the view from dozens of beachside pools. Plunge into these pages to reap the benefits of Lonely Planet's thoroughly enjoyable research.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

In This Guide:

No hype assessment of resorts. Read this book before you book!
Snorkelling and Diving chapter to get you underwater with manta rays and turtles
Most romantic island resorts and beaches
Maldives Travel Pack, 7th (Globetrotter Travel Packs)
By Stefania Lamberti

Globetrotter
Paperback (128 pages)

Maldives Travel Pack, 7th (Globetrotter Travel Packs)
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The handy pocket-size guide is packed with useful in­formation, tips and recommendations, accompanied by color photographs, charts and maps for the first-time traveler who wants to experience the major highlights that the Maldives have to offer. The fold-out map of the Maldives is ideal for tourists and visitors.
Dive the Maldives: Complete Guide to Diving and Snorkeling (Dive the Maldives: Complete Guide to Diving & Snorkeling)
By Sam Harwood

Interlink Books
Paperback (176 pages)

Dive the Maldives: Complete Guide to Diving and Snorkeling (Dive the Maldives: Complete Guide to Diving & Snorkeling)
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A comprehensive guide to diving in the Maldives

This dazzling book details over 140 dive and snorkel sites across the archipelago. Designed for divers and snorkellers of all levels, with advice on everything from how to learn to dive to the highest of high-voltage drift dives, it is an essential source book for anyone visiting this top diving destination.

The Maldives are known for the quality of their diving as much as for their beautiful atolls. Myriad fish life, magnificent channels and ravines, honeycombed with caves and crevices, walls and drop-offs--all ensure that the Maldives continue to rank as one of the world's foremost diving destinations.

* For all levels of diver from novice to dive master
* First-class photography and mapping throughout.

Travellers Maldives, 2nd (Travellers - Thomas Cook)
By Thomas Cook Publishing

Thomas Cook Publishing
Paperback (160 pages)

Travellers Maldives, 2nd (Travellers - Thomas Cook)
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Maldives Travel Guide (Globetrotter Guides)
By Stefania Lamberti

New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.
Paperback (128 pages)

Maldives Travel Guide (Globetrotter Guides)
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This guide to the Maldives gives an introduction to their history, people, culture, and economy and then focuses on the sights and places of interest to visit. It provides travel tips, information panels, photographs and maps. There is a three-star grading of tourist attractions, colour coding, and recommended itineraries and excursions.
Spectrum Guide to Maldives (Spectrum Guides)
Interlink Books
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Spectrum Guide to Maldives (Spectrum Guides)
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A garland of gems strewn across the equator, the Maldives a chain of 1,190 Indian Ocean coral islands is known to fortunate travellers as one of the world's best-kept secrets. A fusion of Indian, Arabic, and African cultures, these island people have developed their own fascinating heritage and language. Spectrum Guide to Maldives unlocks the secrets of this colorful, little known world in great detail, outlining its past and culture and guiding the potential visitor from one atoll to another. With definitive sections on the economy, flora and fauna, marine life and underwater diving, it is the first and only comprehensive and visitor-friendly guide to the wonders of this paradise regained.
Maldives, 4th (Bradt Travel Guide)
By Royston Ellis

Bradt Travel Guides
Paperback (240 pages)

Maldives, 4th (Bradt Travel Guide)
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The original Bradt guide to Maldives was the first ever international guide to this island paradise.  This fourth edition contains new material on recently developed island resorts and a thorough update on all information in the previous edition.  It caters for the extensive visitor base of diving and spa holidaymakers whilst providing special details for the style-conscious, luxury seeker including super-luxury class accommodation and tailor-made tours.

Maldives, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide
By Royston Ellis & Bob Gibbons

Bradt Travel Guides
Paperback (248 pages)

Maldives, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide
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These idyllic islands are famed for their palm-fringed beaches, luxurious resorts, and relaxed pace of life. This fuilly updated guide caters to all types of visitors, from watersports enthusiasts and nature lovers to festival seekers and those wishing to explore the rich island history. Diving safaris, coral garden snorkeling, surfing, windsurfing, and deep-sea fishing are all covered for the energetic tourist, while exploring the atolls and resorts with the aid of this thorough guide is an attractive pastime for the traveler seeking tranquility.

Features include:
>How to choose the perfect resort for tastes and budgets
>Getting around the islands, with cruise options
>A wide variety of watersports
>Accommodation options including beach cottages and overwater bungalows
>Maldivian people and culture and useful words and phrases in Dhivehi
Michelin NEOS Guide Sri Lanka Maldives, 1e (NEOS Guide)
By Michelin Travel Publications

Michelin Travel Publications
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Michelin NEOS Guide Sri Lanka Maldives, 1e (NEOS Guide)
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With easy-to-read texts and clear maps, this guide to Sri Lanka and the Maldives provides an insight into the destination's character, culture and people. Hints and tips are given on local customs, and basic vocabulary and helpful phrases are included.


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