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Interesting facts about the smallest country in the largest continent.
# More commonly known as the Maldives or the Maldives, the Republic of Maldives is an island nation consisting of 26 atolls covering an area of 1,192 islands scattered over Ecuador in the Indian Ocean. Only 198 islands are inhabited by the population of its 300,000 inhabitants.
# In terms of population and area, Maldives is the smallest country in Asia and more Small world, predominantly Muslim nation.
# With average ground level 1.5 m (4 feet 11 inches) above sea level, is the lowest country in the world. It is also the country with the highest lowest point, to 2 m (7 feet), located in an unnamed location in the Addu Atoll Villingili Island.
# Global warming is believed to threaten the existence of Maldives. In fact, President Mohamed Nasheed announced in November 2008, the country plans looking at the purchase of new land in India, Sri Lanka and Australia, due to concerns about the possibility that the islands are submerged under water resulting from the increase the sea level. If the UN climate change prediction about the increase of 58 cm sea level by 2100 will become a reality, many of the islands will be removed.
# A tsunami in the Indian Ocean earthquake caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean has not only left many people homeless, but also caused irreversible environmental damage, and altered the shapes and sizes of the islands resulting in the need to redraw the map of the country.
# To help combat climate change, the Maldives hopes to be the first country in the world to become carbon neutral as the president promises that the country will use renewable energy sources within a decade by the shift to solar and wind energy.
# A 52 mm (6 inch) layer of humus forms the topsoil in the islands. Below the humus is two feet of sandstone, followed by sand and fresh water. Near the beach, the flora is limited to a few plants because to high levels of salt in the soil. More plants can be found in the interior of the island, including mangrove and banyan.
# Clothing Deficiency of the islands of vegetation is the amazing wealth of coral reefs and marine life in surrounding waters. Rent Car India
# Since 1972, tourism has been the country's largest foreign exchange earner and the largest contributor to GDP.
# Submerged somewhere five feet below the waters of the Maldives is the first all-glass undersea restaurant, underwater Ithaa Restaurant.
