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The Maldives is a beautiful part
Maldives
of our world. From its Your one stop spot for relaxation
shimmering waters to its and beauty.
exotic fish to its pink sands. Its
rich in history and culture with
heavy influence from Islam.
But, a major problem in the
world could bring this
wonderful sanctuary to its
knees. Global warming is a
serious threat to the water
levels surrounding the islands,
as they lie very low in the
water. Melting by he polar ice
caps could send these islands
underwater by the end of the
21st century! Please don’t
hesitate to help us preserve
these beautiful islands by
donating to our website
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The Maldives are brim packed with
multiple ethnicities! From Sinhalese and Industries
Dravidian to Arab and Southeast Asian, Being a multitude of islands, it was hard for
these islands are bound to have a great the Maldives to farm or do any sort of land
A Rich History melting pot of cultures. The main language work.
Life in the Maldives were heavily influenced spoken is Divehi, which is a language
• Fishing – fishing includes catching tuna,
by the large subcontinent of India. They were solely used in the Maldives. Other popular
marlin, and sharks. It makes up a
settled by Buddhists and Hindus by the 6th c. languages are Arabic, Hindi, and English.
quarter of the country’s jobs.
BC., and were later often visited by Arab
traders. The population of the Maldives • Tourism – have you ever dreamt of lying
converted to Islam by the 12th c. and were Culture and Traditions on the beach in a cozy cabana? The
governed by Muslim sultans. The Maldives Maldives blissful beaches and coral reefs
declared themselves a republic in 1968 and
The state religion of the Maldives is Islam.
make great relaxation and adventure for
elected a president. The Maldives are made Islam is the only religion allowed. This those who visit!
up of 1,200 islands in a space of 150 square religion is full of colorful clothing and rich
miles with a population of 396,000 people. foods such as light tuna or refreshing
The Maldives may be one of the world’s coconut. The celebrations are no less
smallest independent countries, but it is very extravagant. A popular favorite of the
rich in history and culture. locals is bodu beru, or big drum. This type
of music and dance is based on drumming
The Beauty of Nature
and the performances include dancers that
The Maldives are blessed with beautiful, dance to the drumbeat. This type of
blissful beaches where the water sparkles drumming has a strong influence from This Photo by Unknown Author
and the sand is soft. The colorful coral reefs Africa. is licensed under CC BY-SA
that surround them are a home to many
exotic fish and creatures.
Exports
The main export of the Maldives are fish,
most popularly tuna, marlin, and sharks.
Fishing makes up a large percentage of jobs
due to the lack of good land for farming or
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