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est

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dia

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Imm

ed

iate

Ne

igh

bo

urs

:In

dia

and

Sri

Lanka

(both

loca

ted

nort

heast

of

Mald

ives)

,La

kshadw

eep

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nds

(India

)to

the

nort

h,

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hip

ela

go

toth

eso

uth

,and

the

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helle

sto

the

south

west

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titu

de

:07°0

6’3

0"N

to00°4

1’4

8"S.

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ng

itu

de

:72°3

2’3

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to73°4

5’5

4"E.

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tus

:Republic

.

Popula

tion

:3,9

4,9

99

(July

2011

est

imate

).

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pit

al:

Malé

(Are

a:1.7

7sq

kms)

Airport

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na

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rnationalAirport

on

Hulu

léIs

land,

two

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ldiv

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Sta

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ard

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e:+

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GM

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rnationalRela

tions:

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most

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speci

alis

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ligned

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ment,

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lig

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usl

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s:

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the

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mp

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ture

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25.5

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nso

on

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ay-

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ober.

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h-E

ast

:N

ove

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rag

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a(1

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rkin

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rs:

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0am

-2

pm

(Sun

toThu),

Gove

rnm

ent

Off

ices

:8

am

-4

pm

(Sun

toThu),

Fri

and

Sat

holid

ays

.Priva

teO

ffic

es:

Open

betw

een

8am

and

5pm

,with

alu

nch

bre

ak

inbetw

een.

Cre

dit

Ca

rds

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erica

nExp

ress

,D

iners

Clu

b,Euro

card

,JC

B,M

ast

erC

ard

,Vis

a.

Ma

jor

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ustr

ies

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urism

,fish

eries,

garm

ents

,boat

build

ing,a

nd

handic

raft

s.

Na

tio

na

lTre

e:Coco

nutPalm

(Coco

snuci

fera

).

NationalF

low

er:Pin

kRose

(Rosa

pdya

nth

a).

Clo

thin

g:Li

ghtw

eig

htco

ttons

and

linens.

Sh

op

pin

g:

The

capital

Malé

bein

gth

ece

ntr

eof

com

merc

iala

ctiv

ity

isth

eid

ealp

lace

tosh

op.Shops

open

betw

een

7.30

and

9.3

0am

,cl

osi

ng

at11

pm

.O

nFridays

they

open

at1.3

0pm

,cl

osi

ng

as

usu

al.

All

shops

close

for

15

min

ute

sateve

rypra

yertim

e.

En

try

:N

opriorvi

saarr

angem

ents

are

required.A

tourist

visa

of

30

days

will

be

giv

en

tovi

sito

rsw

ith

valid

trave

ldocu

ments

,on

arr

ival.

Vis

itors

should

be

inposs

ess

ion

of

atleast

US

$25

per

day

ofst

ay

inth

eM

ald

ives.

For

those

com

ing

from

yello

wfe

ver

infe

cted

regio

ns,

an

inte

rnationalc

ert

ific

ate

ofi

nocu

lation

isre

quired.

Tip

s&

Facts

SE

AS

ON

:N

ove

mber

thro

ugh

April

bein

gth

epeak

seaso

n,

rese

rvations

for

stay

must

be

made

well

inadva

nce

.Fro

mM

ay

toO

ctober

the

dem

and

and

cost

sfo

racc

om

modation

are

com

para

tive

lylo

wer.

InJu

ne

and

July

,th

eM

ald

ives

exp

erience

sre

gula

rsh

ow

ers

with

monso

ons

bringin

gin

more

win

dand

rain

.

PE

OP

LE

:People

from

diffe

rent

part

sof

the

world

cam

eacr

oss

this

isla

nd

nation

as

itla

yin

the

sea

route

sto

Mala

cca

and

Chin

a.Specu

lations

indic

ate

thatth

eearlie

stse

ttle

rsco

uld

have

been

Dra

vidia

ns

from

south

ern

India

and

the

Yakk

aand

Naga

people

from

Sri

Lanka

.Ary

ans

from

the

Indus

Valle

ypro

bably

follo

wed

them

.But

with

the

com

ing

ofth

eAra

bs,

the

influence

ofIs

lam

gra

dually

repla

ced

Hin

duis

mand

Buddhis

mpra

ctic

ed

by

the

early

sett

lers

.Bein

gon

the

main

seaw

ay

aro

und

the

India

nsu

bco

ntinent,

the

isla

nds

have

long

been

am

eeting

poin

tfo

rAra

b,

Afr

ican,

Mala

y,and

Indonesi

an

mariners

.The

face

sth

at

we

see

today

reflect

all

these

influence

sco

ntr

ibuting

toa

raci

ala

nd

cultura

lmeltin

gpot.

SO

CIA

LC

US

TO

MS

:H

andsh

aki

ng

isth

em

ost

com

mon

form

of

gre

eting.

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ssis

info

rmal.

Light

cott

on

cloth

es

are

reco

mm

ended.

Nudity

isfo

rbid

den.

Sw

imsu

its

and

beach

wear

are

tobe

confined

tore

sort

isla

nds.

When

visi

ting

an

inhabited

isla

nd

or

the

capital,

short

sand

T-

shirts

form

en,and

blo

use

orT-s

hirts

with

skirts

orsh

ort

sth

atco

ver

the

thig

hs,

made

ofnon-d

iaphanous

mate

rial,

for

wom

en,

are

am

inim

um

requirem

ent.

Mald

ivia

ns

traditio

nally

eat

with

their

fingers

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isals

oco

nsi

dere

dunhyg

ienic

toto

uch

food

with

the

left

hand.U

sea

spoon,

ifin

doubt.

CU

RR

EN

CY

:The

basi

cm

oneta

ryunit

inth

eM

ald

ives

isth

eM

ald

ivia

nRufiya

a(M

rf).

They

com

ein

denom

inations

of

500,

100,

50,

20,

10,

5(n

ote

s),

and

1and

2(c

oin

sonly

).A

Rufiya

ais

100

Laari,c

om

ing

inco

ins

of50,2

5,1

0,

5,2

and

1.

Inth

eearly

days

cow

rysh

ells

were

use

din

stead

of

money.

Coin

s,m

inte

din

silv

er,

were

intr

oduce

dfo

rth

efirs

ttim

ein

the

late

16th

centu

ryunderth

eru

leofSultan

Al-G

haze

eM

oham

med

Thaku

rufa

anu.

The

pre

sent

curr

ency

was

intr

oduce

don

Oct

ober7,

1983.

There

are

no

rest

rict

ions

on

import

or

exp

ort

of

curr

enci

es.

Majo

rfo

reig

ncu

rrenci

es

are

conve

rted

toRufiya

aatbanks

,reso

rtis

lands,

hote

lsand

many

shops.

Hote

lbill

sca

nbe

paid

inca

sh,t

rave

llers

'cheques

orcr

edit

card

s.Cre

dit

card

sm

ost

com

monly

use

dare

Am

erica

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ress

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ers

Clu

b,E

uro

card

,JCB,M

ast

erC

ard

and

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a.

CU

ST

OM

SR

EG

ULA

TIO

NS

:It

ispro

hib

ited

by

law

toim

port

the

follo

win

gitem

sin

toth

eM

ald

ives:

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oholic

beve

rages;

porn

ogra

phic

litera

ture

orpic

ture

s;narc

otics

;fire

arm

s;id

ols

of

wors

hip

;dogs;

live

pig

s,pork

or

any

porc

ine

pro

duct

;dangero

us

anim

als

and

exo

bio

logic

al

mate

rial;

dangero

us

chem

icals

;fo

gsi

gnals

and

fire

work

s;and

spear/

dart

guns.

With

the

gove

rnm

ent

imposi

ng

aban

on

the

killi

ng

of

turt

les,

exp

ort

of

tort

ois

esh

ell

and

cora

lis

forb

idden.

SH

OP

PIN

G:

Malé

isth

eid

eal

pla

cefo

rsh

oppin

gco

nsi

dering

the

choic

eofitem

sava

ilable

.W

ith

min

imum

duty

on

most

of

the

item

s,price

sin

Malé

have

beco

me

com

petitive

.Best

buys

incl

ude

handic

raft

slik

ere

ed

mats

and

lacq

uere

dw

ooden

boxe

s,ele

ctro

nic

item

sand

souve

nirs

like

cora

lrings

and

sea

shells

.G

oods

rangin

gfr

om

hi-fi

stere

osy

stem

sand

cam

era

sto

watc

hes

and

cosm

etics

can

be

purc

hase

dfr

om

well-

stock

ed

duty

free

shops

at

the

Depart

ure

Term

inal

of

Malé

Inte

rnational

Airport

.In

the

capital,

the

STO

Trade

Centr

ew

ith

its

many

shops

isone

pla

cew

here

you

can

find

ava

riety

ofitem

s.Shops

pull

dow

nth

eir

shutt

ers

forabout10

to15

min

ute

s,five

tim

es

eve

ryday,

for

pra

yers

.M

ost

shops

on

reso

rtis

lands

are

open

thro

ughout

the

day

and

close

at

dusk

.Mald

ives

isa

very

safe

pla

ceto

be

info

rto

urist

s.

TE

LE

CO

MM

UN

ICA

TIO

NS

:The

tele

com

,in

tern

et

and

bro

adband

serv

ices

are

pro

vided

by

Dhiraagu,

the

Mald

ives

tele

com

com

pany,

Raajjé

Onlin

e(R

OL)

and

Oore

doo.

LA

NG

UA

GE

:The

language

of

the

Mald

ives

isD

hiv

ehi,

an

Indo-A

ryan

language

with

influence

sof

Sin

hala

,Ara

bic

,H

indi,

and

Bengali.

Itis

writt

en

from

rightto

left

inThaana,a

scriptuniq

ue

toth

eM

ald

ives.

Ove

rth

eye

ars

how

eve

rD

hiv

ehim

ediu

msy

llabuse

shave

gra

dually

made

way

toEnglis

hm

ediu

mte

ach

ing.E

nglis

his

there

fore

unders

tood

and

wid

ely

use

dby

the

loca

ls.

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ces

ofTo

uri

stIn

tere

st-M

alé

AR

TIF

ICIA

LB

EA

CH

:Lo

cate

don

the

east

ern

side

of

Malé

,th

isis

an

incr

easi

ngly

popula

rpla

cefo

ra

rela

xing

swim

,or

for

meeting

up

with

frie

nds.

Oth

er

reco

mm

ended

past

imes

inand

aro

und

the

are

ain

clude

eating

at

the

nearb

yca

fes,

watc

hin

gyo

ungst

ers

pla

ybask

etb

all,

footb

all,

or

glid

eon

rolle

rsk

ate

s,or

just

rela

xing

on

the

beach

es

aro

und

the

seafr

ont.

Agre

at

pla

ceto

take

yourca

mera

alo

ng.

CH

ILD

RE

N'S

PA

RK

:Lo

cate

din

the

south

-east

ern

tip

of

Malé

,th

isw

ell

pla

nned

recr

eation

space

isan

ideal

pla

cefo

ran

eve

nin

gst

roll,

afa

mily

outing,o

rto

take

your

child

ren

outfo

rso

me

fun

and

frolic

.Besi

des

the

colo

urf

ul

pla

yare

a,

there

'sals

oa

skating

rink

for

kids.

Entr

nce

isfr

ee.

FIS

HM

AR

KE

T:

Sig

hts

eein

gof

Malé

would

be

inco

mple

tew

ithouta

trip

toth

isliv

ely

pla

celo

cate

datth

enort

hern

tip

of

the

isla

nd.

Walk

thro

ugh

the

congest

ed

stre

ets

and

obse

rve

the

wid

eva

riety

offish

,th

ein

cess

ant

barg

ain

ings

of

buye

rsw

ith

fish

erm

en,

and

the

deft

fish

cleaners

goin

gabout

their

work

insw

ift

act

ion.The

best

tim

eto

visi

tth

em

ark

etis

inth

ela

teaft

ern

oon,w

hen

the

fish

ing

boats

retu

rnw

ith

their

day'

sca

tch

and

the

stre

ets

are

atits

busi

est

.Als

oan

idealp

lace

forphoto

gra

phy

with

aw

ide

variety

ofi

nte

rest

ing

subje

cts.

HU

KU

RU

MIS

KII

Y:

The

Huku

ruM

iski

iy,

or

Friday

Mosq

ue,

was

built

in1656

during

the

reig

nof

Sultan

Ibra

him

Iska

ndharI.

The

inte

riorand

ext

eriorw

alls

ofth

ishis

toric

mosq

ue,

built

with

cora

lst

ones,

are

intr

icate

lyca

rved

with

Ara

bic

writings

and

orn

am

enta

lpatt

ern

s.The

roof,

win

dow

fram

es,

and

doors

are

made

of

diffe

rent

types

of

wood

incl

udin

gte

ak,

red

sandalw

ood,

and

redw

ood.

There

isan

abundance

of

beautifu

lco

ral

carv

ings

and

exp

ert

lacq

uerw

ork

insi

de

the

mosq

ue,th

ela

tter

bein

gm

ost

consp

icuous

inth

ela

age,

or

dom

es,

built

as

part

ofth

ece

iling.The

com

pound

ofth

em

osq

ue

als

oencl

ose

sa

num

ber

ofanci

entto

mbst

ones

ere

cted

inm

em

ory

ofp

ast

sultans,

hero

es,

and

noble

s.

TH

EIS

LA

MIC

CE

NT

RE

:M

alé

'sm

ost

fam

ous

arc

hitect

ura

llandm

ark

isth

eth

ree-s

tore

yIs

lam

icCentr

e,

opened

inN

ove

mber

1984.

The

Centr

e's

Gra

nd

Friday

Mosq

ue,

Masj

id-a

l-Sultan

Moham

med

Thaku

rufa

anu-a

l-A"z

"am

,is

the

big

gest

inth

eM

ald

ives,

acc

om

modating

more

than

5,0

00

wors

hip

pers

.The

shin

ing

gold

en

dom

eofth

em

osq

ue

isa

standoutas

are

als

oth

ein

terior

walls

deco

rate

dw

ith

beautifu

lw

oodca

rvin

gs

and

Ara

bic

calli

gra

phy.

The

Centr

eals

ohouse

sa

libra

ryand

aco

nfe

rence

hall.

JU

MH

OO

RE

EM

AID

AN

:Beautifu

llyla

idoutw

ith

carp

et

gre

en

gra

ssand

lush

vegeta

tion,

this

public

square

,co

nst

ruct

ed

alo

ng

the

nort

hern

wate

rfro

nt

in1989,

isM

alé

'sm

ost

popula

rpla

cefo

rso

cial

gath

erings

and

rela

xation.I

tis

als

oone

ofth

efa

vourite

eve

nin

ghangouts

for

child

ren.O

nth

eeast

ern

end

ofth

esq

uare

stands

the

off

icia

lfla

gpost

on

whic

his

hois

ted

aperm

anentflag,th

ela

rgest

inth

eco

untr

y.

ME

DH

UZ

IYA

AR

AT

H:

Opposi

teth

eH

uku

ruM

iski

iyis

the

Medhu

Ziy

aara

th,t

he

shrine

ofAbu

alB

ara

kaath

Yusu

falB

arb

ari,a

Nort

hAfr

ican,belie

ved

tobe

resp

onsi

ble

for

conve

rtin

gth

eM

ald

ives

toIs

lam

way

back

inAD

1153.

MU

LE

E-A

AG

E:M

ule

e-a

age

was

origin

ally

built

by

Sultan

Sham

suddeen

III

for

his

son

just

befo

reth

eFirst

World

War.

Aft

er

the

sultan

and

his

son

were

banis

hed

inM

ay

1936,

the

house

was

decl

are

da

gove

rnm

ent

pro

pert

y.The

Mule

e-a

age

was

off

icia

llydecl

are

dand

use

das

an

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