This magical place that we all dream and hear about, called the Maldives, is located in Asia in the Indian Ocean, South-West of Sri-Lanka and India.

Here are some interesting facts that you might not have known about this beautiful place:

1

Maldives is the smallest country (Island) in Asia.

2

The country is created from over 1190 small coral islands.

Only 80 of the islands have tourist resorts.

3

The Maldives is 99% water.

4

It is said that the Maldives were formed by an Indian prince and first colonized by India way back in 269 B.C.

At first the lands were occupied by a small community that worshiped the water and the sun.

5

The Maldives is the smallest Muslim country in the world.

The population is 100% Muslim and since 2008 a non-Muslim may not be citizen.

6

The Maldives is one of the safest holiday destinations in the world.

The islands are far away and very safe for travelers.

7

The adult literacy rate in the Maldives is 98%.

The graduation rate is 100%.

8

The Maldives stretch over 35,000 square miles (90,000 square kilometres).

9

The Maldives have a population of 436,000.

In the capital (Male), there are 142,909 living.

10

During 2019, there were 1.9 million tourists visiting the Maldives.

So all that’s left is to fly and visit this beautiful and magical place called the MALDIVES